SGDB N° 037/2012

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CORRESPONDENCE
SENT

EXTERNAL CIRCULAR OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF BOLIVIA La Paz, July 13, 2012 SGDB N° 037/2012

FROM: GENERAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL ENTITIES MANAGEMENT
TO: FINANCIAL ENTITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE HIGH-VALUE PAYMENT SYSTEM (SIPAV) SUBJECT: SIPAV OPERATIONS – HOLIDAY IN LA PAZ ON 16.07.2012

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The Central Bank of Bolivia informs that the High-Value Payment System (SIPAV) will not be operational on Monday, July 16, 2012, due to the departmental holiday in the city of La Paz. However, operations corresponding to custodial funds in the rest of the country may be processed normally at the correspondent office (Banco Union) in accordance with the procedures defined by this entity.

In order to record these operations in the BCB systems, the following processing schedule has been defined for custodial fund operations on Tuesday, July 17, 2012:

Type of Operation	Schedule
F02 – Provision for Withdrawal of Custodial Funds	From 12:00:01 to 15:00:00

The rest of the SIPAV operations maintain their normal schedule as defined in the SIPAV Operational and IT Guide.

Sincerely,

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CRO/CCL/PMS/AAGA/JCLT

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