CENTRAL BANK OF SEYCHELLES

P. O. Box 701 Victoria, Seychelles

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Telephone: [+248] 428 20 00
Fax: [+248] 432 36 65
E-mail: enquiries@cbs.sc

Ref.: FSS/BC/GEN 1
Date: July 5, 2016

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TO ALL BUREAUX DE CHANGE

Submission of periodic returns

All bureaux de change are hereby informed that the quarterly Statement of Assets and Liabilities (SF(iv)) and Income and Expenditure Statement (SF(v)) and the bi-annual Complaints stats return (COMP 31) should be submitted to the Financial Services Supervision Division as follows.

• SF(iv) and SF(v) should be submitted on or before the last working day of the calendar month, after the end of reporting quarter. For example, the quarterly return for June 2016 should be submitted by July 29, 2016.

• COMP 31 should be submitted within 15 days after the end of the reporting period. For example the half yearly return should be submitted by July 15, 2016.

Please note that the said returns should be submitted to Financial Services Supervision Division on the following email address fssdreturns@cbs.sc.

We would also like to inform all Bureaux de change that the submission of periodic returns is a requirement of section 40 of the Financial Institutions Act (FIA), 2004, as amended. Any financial institution that fails, refuses or unreasonably delays to submit a statement or report to the Central Bank pursuant to section 40 of the FIA commits an offence and is liable to a fine of SR400,000 upon conviction, in line with section 63(2)(d) of the said Act.

We trust in your co-operation in complying with this circular.

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C. Abel (Ms)
Governor