Circular RUNOR 1-1897 CIRMO 3-125: Minimum Security Measures in Financial Entities. Adjustments. — BCRA — AR

"Año de la Reconstrucción de la Nación Argentina" COMUNICACIÓN “A” 8241 15/05/2025 TO FINANCIAL ENTITIES:
Ref.: Circular
RUNOR 1-1897,
CIRMO 3-125:
Minimum Security Measures in Financial Entities. Adjustments.
___________________________________________________________________________ We address you to inform you that this Institution has adopted the resolution that, in its pertinent part, provides:

“1. Incorporate into Sections 2. and 3. of the consolidated text on Minimum Security Measures in Financial Entities the modular safe, establishing that financial entities may opt to store valuables in modular safes that serve a similar purpose to the armored safe described in point 2.4. of that regulation. Modular safes must be separated from uncontrolled party walls, floor, and ceiling and must contain inside a block of steel alloy cast iron with a uniform hardness of no less than 450 Brinell, fireproof and resistant to violation by mechanical elements or oxyhydrogen torch. The modular structure may be used to adapt the walls, floors, or ceilings of armored safes that do not meet the construction requirements of point 2.4.1. of that consolidated text. The provisions of points 2.4.2. to 2.4.6. of the cited regulation shall be applicable to the modular safe.

Establish that the provisions of points 2.4.2. to 2.4.4. and 2.4.6. of the consolidated text on Minimum Security Measures in Financial Entities shall be applicable to the mobile treasury box provided for in Section 2. of that regulation.
Substitute the methodology for designating the security responsible officer of financial entities provided for in point 6.4. of the consolidated text on Minimum Security Measures in Financial Entities, establishing that the Board of Directors –or body or authority performing similar functions– must appoint an official as the primary security responsible officer and, at least, one as a substitute, who must ensure compliance with the applicable legal and regulatory requirements in this matter and serve as the liaison, for all purposes, with the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic.
The financial entity must hold the supporting documentation considered for evaluating the suitability of the officials appointed as responsible officers (primary and substitute/s). Furthermore, such appointments must be reported through the Monthly Accounting Information System (Institutional Information of Financial and Foreign Exchange Entities) and communicated –along with the contact data of the designated personnel (telephones and/or email addresses)– to the Regulatory Supervision Department.

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Provide that the functions and responsibilities of the personnel designated as security responsible officer, in accordance with the preceding point, shall be defined by the financial entities based on the security assessments they carry out in order to protect persons and valuables, and must include:

Identifying, analyzing, evaluating, and managing risk situations that may affect security.
Planning, organizing, and implementing security measures, procedures, action protocols, and training provided for in the security plan according to point 6.5. of the consolidated text on Minimum Security Measures in Financial Entities.
Preparing and submitting to the Board of Directors –or body or authority performing similar functions– at least semi-annually, a report on criminal incidents and accidents reported to the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic –as provided for in point 6.1. of the cited regulation– with a statistical analysis of the produced information and, where applicable, the measures adopted to mitigate the occurrence of similar incidents. The aforementioned report must be available to the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic.”

Likewise, formal adjustments were made to the consolidated text (CT) of the reference.
Regarding this, we provide you with the sheets that, in replacement of those previously provided, should be incorporated into the CT of the reference and into the CTs on Valid Identification Documents and Currency Circulation. In this sense, we remind you that on this Institution’s website www.bcra.gob.ar, by accessing “Financial System - LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK - Regulations and summaries - Consolidated texts of general regulation”, the modifications made with text highlighted in special characters (strikethrough and bold) will be found. We salute you attentively. CENTRAL BANK OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Héctor D. Domínguez Marina Ongaro Deputy General Manager of Analysis and Auditing Deputy General Manager of Financial Regulation

ANNEX

– Index –
Section 1. Introduction.
Section 2. Minimum security devices for banking financial entities.
2.1. Remote monitoring system.
2.2 Armored security enclosure.
2.3. Armored cash-in-transit vehicle.
2.4. Armored safe.
2.5. Modular safe.
2.6. Mobile treasury box.
2.7. Storage elements in operation.
2.8. Exception to the installation of storage elements.
2.9. Closed-circuit television (CCTV).
2.10. Remote alarm.
2.11. Security measures in customer service teller lines.
2.12. Prohibition of use of elements providing mobile telephone service and other similar communication devices.
2.13. Promotion of services on mobile devices and identification of clients with digital National Identity Document –DNI-d– in virtual credential format.
2.14. Enclosure for important operations.
2.15. Additional police service or private security.
Section 3. Minimum security devices for non-banking financial entities.
Section 4. Valuables transport.
Section 5. Automatic terminals housing money.
5.1. General provisions.
5.2. Specific provisions for neutral automatic terminals.
5.3. Intelligent bill inkjet system.
5.4. Recommendations.
Section 6. Complementary provisions.
6.1. Reporting of criminal incidents and accidents to the detriment of financial entities.
6.2. Abstention from sending plans or sketches.
6.3. Possession of suitability certificates and/or replacement.
6.4. Security responsible officer of the financial entity.
6.5. Security plan.
6.6. Opening of safes for the reloading of ATMs and cash dispensers.
6.7. Declaration of security measures adopted, when communicating the authorization of a branch or automatic terminals of the financial entity.
6.8. Aptitude tests of security elements.
Correlation table.

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Banking financial entities may opt, to monitor the branch, for one of the security elements detailed in points 2.1., 2.2. or 2.3., based on the risk analysis they determine.

2.1. Remote monitoring system.
The remote monitoring system must remain installed in correct working condition in the premises in question and comply, at a minimum, with the following provisions:

2.1.1. The security enclosure from which remote monitoring will be carried out must be equipped with the necessary measures to prevent unauthorized third parties from entering its operations.

2.1.2. In the branch whose surveillance is carried out via the remote monitoring system, real-time visualization without delays or interruption of all images from the monitoring center must be guaranteed. In addition, it must have an alternative link in case of failure of the primary data transmission system.

2.1.3. The branch adopting this surveillance system must have a monitor in the branch that allows the jurisdictional security agency to verify the normal functioning of the CCTV system, during the inspection of the security measures provided for in Article 2 of Law 19.130. In addition, the physical safeguarding of the recording system must be guaranteed in a secure, hard-to-access place.

2.1.4. The Monitoring Center where video surveillance is carried out must have an action protocol in case of a report of an event in the video-monitored dependency, which will guarantee permanent attention to this type of report. These instructions will be clear and properly standardized according to the type of event observed. The monitoring operator will be previously instructed regarding this action protocol, which will contain the relevant communication chain in case of an emergency that may arise.

2.1.5. The primary function of the monitoring operator is to attend to the alarm event in the presumption of the commission of a crime. The entity must provide for relief when necessary, guaranteeing at all times the permanent attention to the video surveillance of the premises. In this sense, it is recommended that all operators of said center have the appropriate suitability for the function they perform.

2.1.6. When remote video surveillance is decided upon, it must be complemented with devices that hinder access to money, such as:

2.1.6.1. Alert system (last bill): consists of issuing an alert to the Monitoring Center whenever the last bill is removed from the customer service teller drawer. This action will put the CCTV camera assigned to the teller station that executed the system into primary image at the Monitoring Center, accompanied by a sound alert that will be audible only in the Monitoring Center. In this way, the monitoring operator will interpret the image they see and, if appropriate, will activate the remote alarm system.

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2.4. Armored safe
The armored safe (cement and steel) for storing cash and/or rental safety deposit boxes, in the basement or at ground level, must be separated from uncontrolled party walls, floor, and ceiling, fireproof and resistant to violation by mechanical elements or oxyhydrogen torch.

2.4.1. The construction of the cement and steel safe must contemplate reinforced concrete walls of at least 30 cm thick with fluted steel reinforcement of 3.2 mm minimum thickness and diameter not less than 200 mm, with continuous teeth and a weight of no less than 25 kg per m2, helical in shape, with a pitch of 3 turns per meter inside, which delays unauthorized access during the entity's inactive hours.

2.4.2. The doors must have an exterior steel plate with a thickness of no less than 5/8" (15.9 mm) and a solid cover of steel sheet no less than 3/16" (4.75 mm) thick, and, inside that chamber, a block of steel alloy cast iron with a uniform hardness of no less than 450 Brinell, highly resistant to oxyhydrogen torch, mechanical perforations, and high-power impacts of a single piece, with a minimum thickness of 60 mm, covering the entire surface of the door. The total required solid thickness is a minimum of 160 mm including the cast iron shielding, steel plates, and refractory material.

2.4.3. It must have a triple chronometric or electronic lock of similar function that guarantees delayed opening, tending to discourage the takeover of the dependency upon staff entry. The entity will take precautions so that its opening requires keys from more than one person.

2.4.4. The storage element must have an interior module for the storage of main holdings, with a lock that only allows its opening, at least thirty minutes after the start of customer service hours. During operating hours, it must implement a delay in the storage of cash of at least five minutes.

2.4.5. It must have an emergency door or an alternative dual-command mechanism on the main door to ensure its opening in case the main system fails.

2.4.6. On a visible place on the outside of the door, an identifying number must be recorded, which must appear in the corresponding certificate.

2.5. Modular safe.
Entities may opt to store valuables in modular safes that serve a similar purpose to the armored safe described in point 2.4., which must be separated from uncontrolled party walls, floor, and ceiling and contain inside a block of steel alloy cast iron with a uniform hardness of no less than 450 Brinell, fireproof and resistant to violation by mechanical elements or oxyhydrogen torch.

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The modular structure may be used to adapt the walls, floors, or ceilings of armored safes that do not meet the construction requirements of point 2.4.1.
The provisions of points 2.4.2. to 2.4.6. are applicable.

2.6. Mobile treasury box.
Entities may opt to store valuables in one or more mobile treasury boxes that serve a similar purpose to the armored safe described in point 2.4., provided they contain a block of steel alloy cast iron with a uniform hardness of no less than 450 Brinell, resistant to oxyhydrogen torch, mechanical perforations, and high-power impacts. The provisions of points 2.4.2. to 2.4.4. and 2.4.6. are applicable.

2.7. Storage elements in operation.
The storage elements contemplated in points 2.4. to 2.6. that are in operation may continue under the same conditions adopted for the safeguarding of valuables they had at the time of their authorization by the BCRA.

2.8. Exception to the installation of storage elements.
When valuables do not stay overnight in the branch, the installation of cash storage elements may be dispensed with. Notwithstanding this, for daily operations, a temporary storage element with a lock having a delay of at least five minutes will be implemented, promoting its anchoring to prevent removal.

2.9. Closed-circuit television (CCTV).
All branches must have a closed-circuit television (CCTV) system, with the purpose of recording images that allow clear identification of individual features of persons, follow up on internal and external events away from the branch's daily routine, and contribute to the investigation of criminal incidents and provide substantive evidence. CCTV cameras must observe the sidewalk, the entry of staff and public –in their entirety– into the branch, the customer service teller lines, access to the money storage sector, the interior of the armored safe, the rental safety deposit box service, the branch's automatic terminals, and any area where money is transported, with the purpose of warning of any irregular or suspicious situation.

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2.9.1. It must have a digital recording equipment (without editing possibility) that, at a minimum, permanently records with constant indication of date and time, the images from the cameras, from the entry of the entity's staff until the closing of the safe at the end of daily activity.

2.9.2. The image archive support will be maintained with the material recorded for a minimum of 10 operating days. Recordings corresponding to automatic terminals must be maintained for no less than 60 consecutive days. In case of recording an accident, upon knowledge of the fact, a copy must be made on a medium different from the one being used for recording and kept separately for a period of 365 consecutive days.
It is recommended to adopt the supplementary energy system deemed appropriate to fulfill the intended purpose.

2.10. Remote alarm.
The branch's alarm system will be connected to the alarm management center, own or third-party, with redundancy in the link and controls adequate to activate it with minimal possibilities of accidental operation. The local surveillance element by which the branch is observed will have fixed alarm push-buttons, connected to the alarm management center, with redundancy in the link and controls adequate to activate it with minimal possibilities of accidental operation. The financial entity will adopt electronic devices, capable of detecting attack or intrusion to any physical security element where cash or valuables are custodied, which will report to the alarm management center.

2.11. Security measures in customer service teller lines.
The customer service teller lines must have security measures that prevent their breach throughout their entire length and must have at least one of the following technical characteristics. a) Antivandal transparent surface minimum 3+3+3 or 5+5 type polyvinyl butyral plastic of 0.76 mm or similar. b) Glassed surface with external film with resistance of equal quality to that mentioned in the previous point. c) Glass or equivalent transparent substitute material, with ballistic resistance. These security elements must cover from the counter to a minimum height of 2.20 m, unless building conditions prevent it, making it unnecessary. The access doors to the teller sector will be metal double-plate doors, of at least 1 mm thickness each, with a frame anchored from the same material to resist their weight and operation.

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In addition, visual barriers must be available to protect privacy in transactions at the teller lines in accordance with the layout and design of each premises, which completely prevent visualization from the customer service enclosure towards the tellers' position. Vision must also be prevented by side partitions, both at the teller's and the client's position, which must guarantee total privacy in transactions, obstructing the visualization, by persons operating in the teller sector, of the actions carried out in adjacent teller lines, whether by the client or by the staff assigned to that function.

2.12. Prohibition of use of elements providing mobile telephone service and other similar communication devices.
Entities must adopt the means to make operational the legal prohibition provided for in subsection c) of Article 2 of Law 26.637 regarding the use of mobile telephony.

2.13. Promotion of services on mobile devices and identification of clients with digital National Identity Document –DNI-d– in virtual credential format.
Under the supervision of persons authorized by the entities, mobile telephone devices may be used in the following cases:

2.13.1. to promote, install, and/or explain to their clients how to use mobile banking applications and/or mobile payment platforms made available to them by the entities; and

2.13.2. when the client possesses DNI-d in its virtual credential format, only at the moment when their identification is requested.
This, provided that these practices contemplate the level of confidentiality provided for in subsection a) of Article 2 of Law 26.637.

2.14. Enclosure for important operations.
In branches whose building characteristics allow it, an enclosure with a level of confidentiality that prevents observation by third parties will be used.

2.15. Additional police service or private security.
The surveillance of the branch –in any of the modalities provided for in points 2.1., 2.2. and 2.3.–, will be carried out by police personnel or duly authorized private security, in accordance with applicable regulations and according to the security planning adopted, from the entry of the entity's staff until the closing of the safe at the end of daily activity.

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This service consists of stationing at least one security person who must monitor, through direct observation or through a closed-circuit television system, or both simultaneously, of: the access to the premises, the customer service teller lines, the entry to the safe, and automatic terminals located within the customer service hall. Banking financial entities must ensure the physical presence of security personnel in all their branches. When services are provided by a legally authorized private security company, they will be carried out without carrying firearms; those persons who temporarily move as escorts for the armored car in compliance with current regulations are excepted.

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The minimum security measures that non-bank financial entities must adopt in each of their branches are as follows:

3.1. In the event that valuables are kept overnight in the premises, some of the safekeeping elements provided for bank entity branches (points 2.4., 2.5. or 2.6.) shall be used.

3.2. In customer service counters, the security measures provided for in point 2.11 shall be adopted.

3.3. The prohibition on the use of cellular telephones provided for in subsection c) of Article 2 of Law 26.637 shall be enforced.

3.4. Regarding the promotion of services on mobile devices and customer identification with the Digital National Identity Document –DNI-d– in virtual credential format, the provisions set forth in point 2.13 shall apply.

3.5. The surveillance elements provided for bank entity branches (point 2.1., 2.2. or 2.3.) shall be adopted.

3.6. A similar alarm system provided for in point 2.10 shall be adopted.

3.7. The closed-circuit television (CCTV) contemplated in point 2.9 shall be implemented.

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The adoption of the precautions deemed necessary –which will arise from the risk analysis they must carry out– to safeguard the integrity of persons, as well as the stored valuables, is at the exclusive discretion and responsibility of the financial entities, considering –among other aspects– the location of the automated terminals (for example, if they are neutral –that is, if they are away from the branch or in third-party premises–).

Without prejudice to the foregoing, they must also comply with the requirements and consider the recommendations set forth below.

5.1. General provisions.
Automated terminals must be equipped with electronic devices capable of detecting attacks on any physical security element where cash is held, which will report to the monitoring center.

They must provide a level of privacy that avoids exposing the customer during their operations and contemplate security measures that prevent physical and logical access to the terminal for fraudulent purposes.

They shall be installed in such a way that they do not allow the monitor and keyboard to be observed by third parties, in order to guarantee the level of confidentiality provided for in subsection a) of Article 2 of Law 26.637.

5.2. Specific provisions for neutral automated terminals.
Automated terminals located in third-party premises may be reloaded by personnel from the financial entity, the cash-in-transit company, and/or the corresponding premises –to the extent that the financial entity assumes responsibility before its clients and the BCRA–, and may use the cash collected by those premises.

5.3. Intelligent bill ink marking system.
This preventive system may be adopted in the cash cassettes where the money is housed. The inks to be used must comply with what is established in point 3.2.6. of the TO on Monetary Circulation (text according to Communication A 6230).

Entities that adopt it must incorporate warning signage making known that the automated terminals have the aforementioned mechanism, with the aim of discouraging the commission of criminal acts.

5.4. Recommendations.
The following measures may be adopted, among others, as good practice:

5.4.1. Implement anchoring to automated terminals to prevent their removal.

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Likewise, when the replacement or exemption of some measures has been authorized, they must have the pertinent consent issued by the BCRA.

Such elements must be exhibited to the verifying official whenever required, and, regarding this matter, the following must be taken into account:

6.3.1. Financial entities must file in each of their branches a copy, in physical or digitally accessible format, of the certificates and records that demonstrate the aptitude of the implemented minimum security measures and of the replacement authorizations, approvals, or exemptions granted by the BCRA, required by current legislation and regulations. These copies must have a legend stating:

“True copy of the original, archived in Head Office”, and must be signed by the entity’s security officer.

6.3.2. A set of copies of these certificates and other records must be supplied against receipt to the jurisdictional security body for inclusion in the file of each branch.

6.4. Responsible for the security of the financial entity.
Although all members of the financial entity must answer for security in their area of labor competence, the Board of Directors –or body or authority performing similar functions– must appoint an official as the security officer in a principal capacity and, at least, one as a substitute, who must ensure compliance with the applicable legal and regulatory requirements in the matter and be the link, for all effects, with the BCRA.

The supporting documentation considered for evaluating the suitability of the officials appointed as responsible (principal and substitute/s) must be held by the financial entity. In addition, such appointments must be reported through the Monthly Accounting Information Regime (Institutional Information of Financial and Exchange Entities) and communicated –along with the contact data of the designated personnel (telephones and/or email)– to the Regulatory Supervision Management.

The functions and responsibilities of the designated personnel will be defined by the financial entities according to the security assessments they carry out with the object of protecting persons and valuables, and must comprise:

6.4.1. Identify, analyze, evaluate, and manage risk situations that may affect security.

6.4.2. Plan, organize, and implement the security measures, procedures, acting protocols, and trainings provided for in the security plan according to point 6.5.

6.4.3. Prepare and submit to the Board of Directors –or body or authority performing similar functions– at least semi-annually, a report on criminal acts and disasters reported to the BCRA –as provided for in point 6.1.– with a statistical analysis of the information produced and, if applicable, the measures adopted to mitigate the occurrence of similar events. The aforementioned report must be available to the BCRA.

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6.5. Security plan.
Financial entities must prepare in writing and put into effect an annual security plan, which shall have a confidential character, and must be approved by their highest authorities. It must contain, at minimum:

6.5.1. Mission and functions of the security officer and the highest authority to which they must report.

6.5.2. Rules for the prevention of criminal acts and for the protection of persons and valuables.

6.5.3. Training programs for all employees of the entity on the security responsibilities that pertain to them, as well as on the conduct to be adopted upon detection of a non-violent criminal act and during or after robberies and/or assaults that the entity’s premises suffer, with the aim of alerting, preventing the degradation of evidence, reducing risks, and facilitating the subsequent identification of criminals.

6.5.4. Implementation of electronic surveillance and alarm means at the entrance to the premises, at access to the treasury area, etc.

6.5.5. Safekeeping rules (primary and secondary).

6.5.6. Instructions for opening and closing the treasury.

6.5.7. Procedures for entry and exit from the entity.

6.5.8. Measures and instructions to avoid deception for the commission of criminal acts.

6.5.9. Measures for the protection of critical information, to prevent unauthorized third parties from learning of reserved data that could be used to commit crimes.

6.5.10. Program for the control, operation, and maintenance of security devices.

6.5.11. Instructions and guidelines for security posts.

6.5.12. Provisions for the acquisition of security elements.

6.5.13. Procedure to allow police personnel entry to a branch upon detection of an alarm event.

6.5.14. Measures that allow informing the entity’s security officer at all times of any anomaly detected in the immediate-action security elements of each branch.

6.5.15. Acting protocol upon reporting an event in the video-monitored branch. These guidelines will be clear and duly standardized according to the type of event observed.

This security plan must be in a position to be presented upon request of the BCRA, with an updated status of its effective compliance.

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B.C.R.A. ORIGIN OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE COMPILED TEXT ON MINIMUM SECURITY MEASURES IN FINANCIAL ENTITIES

COMPILED TEXT | ORIGIN NORM | OBSERVATIONS
Section | Point | Paragraph | Comm. | Annex | Point | Paragraph
1.
1.1. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 6218 and 7447.
1.2. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 5308 and 6272.
1.3. | A 6272 |
1.4. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 5308, 6272 and 6894.
2.
2.1. | A 6142 | According to A 6272, 6438 and 8241.
2.2. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 5120, 5308, 5412, 6142, 6272, 6438 and B 6682.
2.3. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 5175, 5308, 5412 and 6272.
2.4. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 5175, 5308, 5412, 6272 and 6438.
2.5. | A 8241 |
2.6. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 5175, 5308, 5412, 6272, 6438 and 8241.
2.7. | A 6272 | According to Com. A 6438 and 8241.
2.8. | A 6272 | According to Com. A 8241.
2.9. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 4778, 5120, 5175, 5308, 5412, 6272, 6438 and 6894.
2.10. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 5120, 5308, 6272 and 6438.
2.11. | A 2985 | According to Com. A 3390, 4778, 5120, 5175, 5308, 5412 and 6272.
2.12. | A 5175 | According to Com. A 6272 and 6438.
2.13. | A 6432 | According to Com. A 6488 and 6853.
2.14. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390 and 6272.
2.15. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 6272 and 6894.
3. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 5120, 5175, 5308, 6272, 6432, 6438, 6853 and 8241.
4. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 6241, 6272 and 6525.
5.
5.1. | A 6525 | 5.
5.1. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 5120, 5175, 5308, 5412, 6182, 6219, 6272, 6438, 6457, 6495, 6525 and 8241.
5.2. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 5175, 5308, 6241, 6272, 6438, 6495 and 6525.
5.3. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 5120, 5175, 5308, 5412, 6272, 6495 and 6525.
5.4. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 5120, 5175, 5308, 5412, 6272, 6438, 6495 and 6525.
6.
6.1. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985, 3390, 5308, 6272, 6438 and 7447.
6.2. | A 2687 | According to Com. A 2985 and 3390.

1.1. Up to 75 years as of 12.31.14.
Digital National Identity Document (DNI-d), which comprises both the card format and the virtual credential for smart mobile devices.
1.2. Over 75 years as of 12.31.14 and those declared legally incapacitated.
1.2.1. Enrollment Booklet.
1.2.2. Civic Booklet.
1.2.3. Manual or Digital National Identity Document (DNI-m or DNI-d).
The DNI-d in virtual credential format for smart mobile devices may be exhibited in the operational premises of financial entities to the extent that the provisions contained in point 2.13. of the TO on Minimum Security Measures in Financial Entities are observed.

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COMPILED TEXT | ORIGIN NORM | OBSERVATIONS
Section | Point | Paragraph | Comm. | Point | Paragraph
1.
1.1. | A 2661 | S/Com. A 2885, 5717 and 6924.
1.2. | A 2885 | S/Com. A 5717.
1.2.1. | A 2661 | 1.1.
1.2.2. | A 2661 | 1.2.
1.2.3. | A 5717 |
Last A 6924 S/Com. A 8241.
2.
2.1. | A 2661 | S/Com. A 2885, 5717 and 6924.
2.2. | A 2661 | S/Com. A 2885, 5717 and 6924.
2.3. | A 2661 | S/Com. A 2885 and 5717.
2.4. | A 6924 |
2.5. | A 6924 |
3. | A 5709 | 1. S/ Com. A 5728 and 6924.
4. | A 5387 | S/ Com. A 5717, 6709 and 6924.

B.C.R.A. ORIGIN OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE COMPILED TEXT ON VALID IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS

Likewise, the thousands or “packs” must have inside them a visible counterfoil or label that expressly states: “Currency held in custody for and on behalf of the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic”.

Making the excess available entails ownership and availability of the declared currency by each bank and consequently its withdrawal from monetary circulation. The amount represented by the excess bills that financial entities make available to the BCRA will be credited to their respective current accounts.

This circumstance determines that these units are not available for use, resulting in the exclusive faculty of the BCRA –the only entity authorized by virtue of what is provided in its Organic Charter, art. 17, subsection a) (text according to Law 24.144)– to proceed to their issuance, in the form and conditions established by Law 23.928.

In addition, when it deems necessary, the BCRA may indicate the transfer of the excesses to its treasuries.

Additionally, participating financial entities must observe the following:

a) The total declared throughout the country may not exceed the global amount assigned to each financial entity, nor the maximum capacity in thousands of bills per vault admitted by each branch that adheres and consolidates its sum.

b) Financial entities wishing to participate in the operation must adhere to it, declaring under oath that they have the capacity to operate under the conditions of the present regime, affirming the following:

i) that they have safekeeping capacity to custodian, for and on behalf of the BCRA, the quantity of thousands that they will declare in each branch that adheres, as well as appropriate logistics to proceed with the classification of cash according to the purification levels reported by the BCRA and the necessary space to keep the bills in Good Use and their own holdings separate from each other.

ii) that they comply with the minimum security measures in financial entities, according to points 2.4., 2.5. and 2.6. of the TO on Minimum Security Measures in Financial Entities, the premises they identify in each jurisdiction to be used in the present operation, being able to specify one or more premises located within the scope of CABA, and one or more in each of the Regional Agencies and/or in those provincial capitals where there is no BCRA representation.

c) Such sworn declaration must be sent to the BCRA through a single note, signed by two competent authorities, with sufficient powers to bind the entity to the affirmations and commitments derived from the operation, whose signatures will be certified by a public notary.

B.C.R.A. MONETARY CIRCULATION
Section 5. Management of currency.
Version: 5th. COMMUNICATION “A” 8241 Validity:
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MONETARY CIRCULATION
COMPILED TEXT | ORIGIN NORM | OBSERVATIONS
Section | Point | Para. | Comm. | Chapter | Point | Paragraph
3.
3.2.3. | A 2131 | III | 4°
3.2.4. | A 2131 | III | 5° | According to Com. C 11696.
3.3. | A 6230 |
3.4. | A 6230 |
3.4.1. | A 6230 |
3.4.2. | A 6230 |
3.5. | A 6230 |
3.6. | A 4770 |
4
4.1. | A 2131 | IV | 1° | According to Com. B 12281.
4.1.1. | A 2131 | IV | 2° | According to Com. A 3071, 3208, 4797, 6230, B 6560 and 8649.
4.1.2. | A 2131 | IV | 3° | According to Com. A 3208, B 6560, 6899, 8576, 8794 and 9121.
4.1.3. | A 2131 | IV | 4° | According to Com. A 4797 and 6230.
4.1.4. | A 2131 | IV | 5°
4.1.5. | A 2131 | IV | 6° | According to Com. A 4797 and 6230.
4.2. | B 12281 |
5.
5.1. | A 3208 | V | According to Com. A 3208 and 7663.
5.1.1. | A 3208 | V | 5.1. | According to Com. A 3208 and 7663.
5.1.2. | A 3208 | V | 5.1. | According to Com. A 6054 and 7663.
5.1.3. | A 3208 | V | 5.1. | According to Com. A 6054, 7663, 7950 and 8095.
5.2. | A 3208 | V | According to Com. A 3208 and 7663.
5.2.1. | A 6176 | V | According to Com. A 6177, 6229, 7663 and 8095.
5.2.2. | A 8095 | According to Com. A 8095.
5.3. | A 3208 | V | According to Com. A 3208 and 7663.
5.3.1. | A 3208 | V | According to Com. A 5978, 7663 and 8095.
5.3.2. | A 3208 | V | According to Com. A 5978 and 7663.
5.3.3. | A 3208 | V | According to Com. A 5978, 6139, 7663 and 8095.
5.4. | A 3208 | V | According to Com. A 3208 and 7663.
5.4.1. | A 3208 | V | According to Com. A 3208 and 7663.
5.4.2. | A 3208 | VI | 6.1. | According to Com. A 3208, 7663 and 8095.
5.5. | A 3208 | V | 5.2. | According to Com. A 5670 and 7663.
5.5.1. | A 3208 | V | According to Com. A 5848, 7663, 7950 and 8095.
5.5.2. | A 3208 | V | According to Com. A 5848, 6741, 7235, 7292, 7483, 7599, 7663 and 8095.
5.5.3. | A 3208 | V | According to Com. A 5848, 6741, 7235 and 7663.
5.5.4. | A 3208 | V | According to Com. A 5670, 6741, 7235, 7292, 7483, 7599, 7663, 8095 and 8241.
5.5.5. | A 3208 | V | According to Com. A 6741, 7235, 7292, 7483, 7599, 7663 and 8095.
6. | 6.1. | A 2131 | VI | 1°
7. | 7.1. | A 1919 | According to Com. A 7572.

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