2022-06-07
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The Central Bank of Jordan requires licensed exchange companies to continuously verify that their transactions with external parties comply with the prevailing legislations of the parties' respective countries. This obligation applies in addition to meeting all conditions mandated by the laws of the Kingdom. Companies must permanently retain documentation reinforcing this compliance at their headquarters.
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Number: 17/3/9/9024 Date: 5/11/1443 AH Corresponding to: 5/6/2022 AD
Circular to Licensed Exchange Companies
Greetings,
Based on the provisions of Article (16) and Article (18) of the current Exchange Operations Law, and in light of our circulars issued regarding the opening of transaction lines with external parties, and subsequently the approvals granted to your company specifically and conditioned - among other things - on the necessity for you to take the required measures to ensure that your transactions with those parties continue to comply with the permitted activities according to the prevailing legislations in their respective country, and taking into account the developments that may occur in the legislative system governing the operations of the external parties with which your company deals, we emphasize the necessity for you to continuously verify the compliance of your transactions with external parties with any conditions and/or requirements imposed by the prevailing legislations in the state of the party with which your company deals - in addition to continuing to meet all conditions and requirements mandated by the prevailing legislations in the Kingdom and regulating your company's operations - and with the necessity to commit to retaining what reinforces the above at your company's headquarters permanently.
Please accept our highest respect,
[Signature] Central Bank of Jordan