RegAlert2007-10-19 | Circular 3369Added
Circular No. 3369 — Dispenses Regarding Proof of Compliance with Accessibility Requirements Under Decree No. 5,296 of 2004 by Financial Institutions and Other Institutions Authorized by the Central Bank of Brazil
Financial institutions and other entities authorized by the Central Bank of Brazil must obtain a technical report from a legally qualified professional certifying that their branches and banking service posts meet the accessibility requirements of Decree No. 5,296 of 2004 before commencing operations. For existing branches and posts, institutions have 360 days from the circular's effective date to obtain this documentation, which must be kept available at the branch and headquarters. The technical report can be substituted by certification documents specified in Decree No. 5,296, and for premises located within private associations or public administration buildings, requirements apply only to the institution's internal installations.
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CIRCULAR NO. 003369
Dispenses Regarding Proof of Compliance with Accessibility Requirements Under Decree No. 5,296 of 2004 by Financial Institutions and Other Institutions Authorized by the Central Bank of Brazil.
The Collegiate Board of the Central Bank of Brazil, in a session held on October 18, 2007, based on Article 9 of Law No. 4,595 of December 31, 1964, considering the provisions of Article 2, item II, of Decree No. 5,296 of December 2, 2004, and Article 9 of Resolution No. 2,878 of July 26, 2001,
DECIDED:
Art. 1. Financial institutions and other institutions authorized to operate by the Central Bank of Brazil must obtain, prior to the start of activities of their branches and banking service posts (PAB), a technical report signed by a legally qualified professional attesting that the respective facilities meet the accessibility requirements set forth in Decree No. 5,296 of December 2, 2004.
§ 1. Compliance with the provisions of the caput may be demonstrated through the documents related to the certification referred to in §§ 1 and 2 of Article 13 of Decree No. 5,296 of 2004.
§ 2. In the case of premises installed within the premises of associations, societies, or private organizations, and of bodies or entities of the public administration, the requirements set forth in this circular apply only to the internal installations of the respective premises.
§ 3. The documentation proving compliance with the provisions of this circular must remain available to the Central Bank of Brazil in the respective premises and at the institution's headquarters.
Art. 2. Proof of compliance with the accessibility requirements set forth in Decree No. 5,296 of 2004, regarding branches and PAB already installed on the date this circular enters into force, as well as in cases of alteration thereof or change of address, must be carried out through the documentation mentioned in Article 1.
Sole Paragraph. The institutions mentioned in Article 1 will have a period of 360 (three hundred and sixty) days to obtain the aforementioned documentation regarding branches and PAB already installed on the date this circular enters into force.
Art. 3. This circular enters into force on the date of its publication.
Brasília, October 19, 2007.
Alexandre Antonio Tombini
Director
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