CMN Resolution No. 4445 — Amends Resolution No. 4,391 of December 19, 2014

The Central Bank of Brazil, in accordance with Article 9 of Law No. 4,595 of December 31, 1964, makes public that the National Monetary Council, in an extraordinary session held on November 12, 2015, based on Article 4, item VI, of Law No. 4,595 of 1964, and Article 1 of Law No. 12,096 of November 24, 2009,

R E S O L V E D:

Art. 1 Article 1 of Resolution No. 4,391 of December 19, 2014, shall be effective with the following wording:

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IX - Subprogram “Capital Goods - Exportation - Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises”:

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c) resource limit: up to R$30,000,000.00 (thirty million reais);

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XVI - Subprogram “Innovation - Large Enterprises”:

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c) resource limit: up to R$445,000,000.00 (four hundred and forty-five million reais);

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XXII - Subprogram “Efficient Machines and Equipment – Large Enterprises”:

a) beneficiaries: companies, with headquarters and administration in Brazil, individual entrepreneurs, limited liability individual companies, associations and foundations; legal entities of Public Law, at the state, municipal and Federal District levels;

b) financeable items: acquisition, financial leasing or production of machines and equipment with higher energy efficiency indices or that contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, qualified by BNDES for this Subprogram, including electric, hybrid or other models with electric traction, and the associated working capital;

c) resource limit: up to R$2,000,000.00 (two million reais);

d) interest rate to the final beneficiary: 7% (seven percent) per year; and

e) repayment term: up to 120 (one hundred and twenty) months, with up to 48 (forty-eight) months of grace period for the principal.

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§ 6 For the contracting of the financing referred to in the caput, proposals or projects must be filed with BNDES from November 13 to 27, 2015, observing the resource limits made available in this article.

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§ 8 Proposals or projects filed with BNDES or with the financial institutions accredited by it until October 30, 2015 are also eligible for contracting the financing referred to in the caput, observing the resource limits made available in this article.” (NR)

Art. 2 This Resolution enters into force on the date of its publication.

Alexandre Antonio Tombini
President of the Central Bank of Brazil