Resolution CMN No. 2155 — Amends Chapter IV of the Regulation annexed to Resolution No. 1,631 of August 24, 1989, as amended by Resolution No. 1,682 of January 31, 1990, and Circular No. 1,590 of March 9, 1990

RESOLUTION NO. 002155

Amends Chapter IV of the Regulation annexed to Resolution No. 1,631, of August 24, 1989, with the wording given by Resolution No. 1,682, of January 31, 1990, and by Circular No. 1,590, of March 9, 1990.

THE CENTRAL BANK OF BRAZIL, in accordance with Article 9 of Law No. 4,595, of December 31, 1964, makes public that the MONETARY COUNCIL NATIONAL, in a session held on April 27, 1995, considering the provisions of
Article 4, item VIII, of the aforementioned Law, and Article 69 of Law No. 7,357,
of September 2, 1985,

RESOLVED:

Article 1. Chapter IV of the Regulation annexed to Resolution
No. 1,631, of August 24, 1989, with the modifications introduced by Resolution No. 1,682, of January 31, 1990, and by Circular No. 1,590, of March 9, 1990, shall enter into force with the following wording:

"CHAPTER IV

On the Reserve for the Promotion of Currency Stability and the Use of the Check

Article 21. The service rate referred to in Article 20 shall revert
in favor of a special reserve, managed by the Central Bank of Brazil, known as the Reserve for the Promotion of Currency Stability and the Use of the Check (RECHEQUE), intended to sponsor the dissemination and promotion of the defense of the stability of the national currency and the proper use of the check, as well as to cover expenses related to the preparation and dissemination of the Register of Issuers of Checks without Funds (CCF)."

Article 2. Transfer the resources currently existing in the
Fund for the Promotion of Proper Check Use (FUNCHEQUE) to the Reserve for the Promotion of Currency Stability and the Use of the Check (RECHEQUE).

Article 3. Delegate competence to the Central Bank of Brazil to issue the norms deemed necessary for the execution of the provisions of this Resolution.

Article 4. Determine that the use of RECHEQUE in
campaigns for dissemination and promotion of the defense of currency stability and the proper use of the check shall be carried out by the Central Bank of Brazil or through an agreement between it and entities of the Direct or Indirect Federal Public Administration.

Article 5. This Resolution enters into force on the date of its
publication.

Brasília, April 27, 1995

Persio Arida
President