Rule · BCT · 15 Sep 2022
The Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia issued Circular No. 2022-07 to revise the intervention rates and deadlines for seasonal cereal crop credits under Circular No. 87-47. The updated schedule establishes maximum credit ceilings per hectare, differentiated by crop type, cultivation zone, and irrigation method, while mandating that banks adjust disbursements according to farm size, incurred expenses, and recent yields. This urgent circular takes effect immediately upon publication to align financing with current agricultural campaign requirements.
Tunis, September 15, 2022
CIRCULAR TO BANKS NO. 2022-07
OBJECT: Revision of the rates for cereal crop credits.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia,
Having regard to Law No. 2016-35 of April 25, 2016 establishing the status of the Central Bank of Tunisia; Having regard to Law No. 2016-48 of July 11, 2016 on banks and financial institutions; Having regard to Circular No. 87-47 of December 23, 1987 on the procedures for granting, monitoring, and refinancing of credits, as amended by subsequent texts; Having regard to the opinion of the Compliance Control Committee No. 2022-07 dated September 9, 2022, as provided for in Article 42 of Law No. 2016-35, particularly its second paragraph regarding circulars with an urgent character.
Decides:
Article 1: The provisions of paragraph "a" regarding the rates for cereal crop credits set out in Annex I to the aforementioned Circular No. 87-47, concerning the rates and deadlines for seasonal crop credits, are amended as follows:
(1) This rate constitutes a ceiling. The credit amount disbursed by the bank must be adjusted according to the size of the farm, the expenses to be incurred, and the yields achieved during recent campaigns.
Article 2: This circular takes effect from the date of its publication.
THE GOVERNOR
Marouane EL ABASSI
Spéculation (Crop) | Unité (Unit) | Barème d'intervention en dinars (1) En sec (Dryland) | En irrigué (Irrigated) | Echéance ou durée de la campagne (Deadline/Campaign Duration) a/ Céréaliculture ❖ blé dur, blé tendre et légumineuses (Cereals: durum wheat, soft wheat & legumes)
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“Having regard to Circular No. 87-47 of December 23, 1987 on the procedures for granting, monitoring, and refinancing of credits, as amended by subsequent texts;”
“Having regard to Law No. 2016-48 of July 11, 2016 on banks and financial institutions;”
“Having regard to Law No. 2016-35 of April 25, 2016 establishing the status of the Central Bank of Tunisia;”
“Having regard to the opinion of the Compliance Control Committee No. 2022-07 dated September 9, 2022, as provided for in Article 42 of Law No. 2016-35, particularly its second paragraph regarding circulars with an urgent character.”
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