2018-11-05

Directive No. 03-DCC-2018, of November 6

The Foreign Exchange Control Department (DCC) mandates that commercial banks report all valid foreign currency operations awaiting coverage in the Needs Map starting November 1, 2018, while excluding specific private and merchandise operations exceeding 90 and 60 days respectively. The directive requires banks to detail letter of credit numbers, quantity auction identifiers, and utilization dates within designated fields to streamline documentary import credit settlements. It revokes Directive No. 01/DCC/2018 and enters into force upon publication.

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THE GOVERNOR DIRECTIVE NO. 03/DCC/2018 ORIGIN: Foreign Exchange Control Department (DCC) DATE 26/10/2018 SUBJECT: Foreign Exchange Policy - Submission of Information Regarding the Needs Map

Given the need to ensure in the Foreign Currency Needs Map the registration of all valid foreign currency demand, as well as to simplify the process for monitoring and managing the settlement of letters of credit issued under Quantity Auctions; This Directive serves to establish the following:

  1. Without prejudice to compliance with the provisions of Directive No. 01/17, dated February 3, starting from November 1, 2018, all operations awaiting foreign exchange coverage must be reported in the Needs Map, including pending ones prior to 2018 with still-valid documentation.
  2. Commercial banks must only insert into the Needs Map operations that are in full compliance with the current foreign exchange regulations, including those on preventing and combating money laundering.
  3. The following operations must not be included in the Needs Map: a) Private operations (travel and maintenance of individuals – family support) registered at the bank with complete documentation, exceeding 90 (ninety) days; b) Merchandise operations registered at the bank with complete documentation, exceeding 60 (sixty) days from the date of issuance of the Ministry of Commerce License, which did not result in goods entering the country; c) Operations for foreign exchange replenishment purposes.

DIRECTIVE NO. 03/DCC/2018 Page 2 of 3 4. The operations referred to in paragraphs a) and b) of the preceding number must be cancelled and reported to their clients for updating of their respective requests, if they maintain interest in doing so. 5. Commercial banks must also report in the Foreign Currency Needs Map, starting from November 1, 2018, the letter of credit number, the quantity auction number, and the utilization date of the Documentary Import Credit (DIC). 6. The letter of credit number must be indicated in the designated field, starting from knowledge of the utilization date, covering 10 consecutive days prior to the corresponding bank's debit. 7. The number of the auction linked to each letter of credit must be indicated in the "Instrument Page Observation" field, according to the format illustrated in the SGMC (YYYY/YYYY). 8. The utilization date must be indicated in the "Settlement/Maturity Date" field, covering 10 consecutive days prior to the corresponding bank's debit. 9. The reporting criteria for other needs, including open letters of credit and those outside the scope of Quantity Auctions, remain unchanged. 10. Doubts and omissions resulting from the interpretation and application of this Directive are clarified by the Foreign Exchange Control Department, via the electronic address dcc@bna.ao.

DIRECTIVE NO. 03/DCC/2018 Page 3 of 3 11. Directive No. 01/DCC/2018, dated April 3, is hereby revoked. 12. This Directive enters into force on the date of its publication. Luanda, October 26, 2018. FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTROL DEPARTMENT


Veloso Ndunguini Filipe Pedro -Director-