Regulation No. 001/26 Amending and Completing the Foreign Exchange Regulation of March 25, 2014

BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO

LE GOUVERNEUR

REGLEMENT N°001/26 AMENDING AND COMPLETING THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE REGULATION OF MARCH 25, 2014

The Central Bank of Congo,

Having regard to the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as amended to date;

Having regard to Organic Law No. 18/027 of December 13, 2018, governing the organization and functioning of the Central Bank of Congo, particularly Article 69;

Having regard to Ordinance-Law No. 67/272 of June 23, 1967, relating to the regulatory powers of the National Bank of Congo in matters of Foreign Exchange Regulation, as amended and supplemented to date;

Having regard to the Foreign Exchange Regulation of March 25, 2014, as amended and supplemented to date, particularly Article 23;

Considering that the Central Bank of Congo has, among other missions, the holding and management of the official foreign exchange reserves of the Republic;

Considering that the Central Bank of Congo may carry out operations on foreign currencies, gold, or other substances, stones, and precious metals;

Considering that, within the framework of constituting the official foreign exchange reserves of the Republic in gold, the Central Bank of Congo may acquire gold on national territory intended for export for purposes including refining and conservation with foreign entities designated by it;

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BANQUE CENTRALE DU CONGO

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Enacts the following provisions:

Article 1:

Article 23 of the Foreign Exchange Regulation of March 28, 2014, is amended and completed as follows:

« Article 23:

Paragraph 1

Except for frontier trade and gold exported or imported by the Central Bank, or by its agent, within the framework of constituting the official foreign exchange reserves of the Republic, any operation of export or import of goods, regardless of the financing method, requires the prior subscription, with an authorized bank or any other agent designated by the Central Bank for this purpose, of a model declaration « EB » for exports and model « IB » for imports of goods.

Paragraph 2

The gold referred to in the first paragraph of this article may be raw, refined, or transformed.

Paragraph 3

The refining or transformation, abroad, of the gold referred to in this article, as well as its delivery, for conservation, to the non-resident depositary bank, falls within the framework of constituting the official foreign exchange reserves of the Republic. »

Article 2:

This Regulation enters into force on the date of its signature and repeals all prior provisions contrary to it.

Made in Kinshasa, on August 17, 2026

André WAMESO NKUALOLOKI
Governor

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