Rule · BCEAO · 1 Aug 2025
Issued by the BCEAO and the Foreign Finance Structure, Instruction No. 15-07-2025 RFE mandates that approved intermediaries, manual exchange dealers, and postal administrations submit periodic settlement reports and supporting documents to the respective authorities within ten working days following each month’s end. The directive specifies distinct reporting lists and transmission frequencies for intermediaries (Annex 1) and exchange dealers (Annex 2), while requiring postal offices to detail cross-border settlements by origin, destination, and operation type across goods imports, standard postal services, and non-UEMOA transfers. Superseding prior reporting frameworks including Instruction No. 11-07-2011/RFE, the instruction permits physical or electronic submission and officially enters into force on August 1, 2025.
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Article 3: Periodic Reporting
Approved intermediaries shall submit to the Foreign Finance Structure and to BCEAO, the documents whose list and transmission frequency are specified in Annex 1 of this Instruction. TITLE III: MANUAL EXCHANGE DEALERS
Article 4: Periodic Reporting
Manual exchange dealers shall submit to the Foreign Finance Structure and to BCEAO, the documents whose list and transmission frequency are specified in Annex 2 of this Instruction. TITLE IV: THE POSTAL ADMINISTRATION OR OFFICE
Article 5: Settlement Reports
The Postal Administration or Office shall transmit to the Foreign Finance Structure and to BCEAO, within ten working days following the end of each month, the overall statement of settlements with foreign countries, broken down by destination and origin regarding the following operations:
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