Benin
3 regulators · 4 laws & regulations · 6 obligations · 7 enforcement actions
| Law or regulation | Type | Year | Regulator | Summary | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction n° 001-01-2024 du 23 janvier 2024 relative aux services de paiement dans l'Union Monétaire Ouest Africaine (Instruction on payment services in the UMOA) status not recorded | Direction | 2024 | BCEAO | Sets the licensing of payment institutions (Art. 9), safeguarding accounts for customer… | official |
Sets the licensing of payment institutions (Art. 9), safeguarding accounts for customer funds (Art. 48), outsourcing conditions (Arts. 28, 36-37) and ICT and cyber duties including incident reporting (Arts. 82-85). BCEAO page published 31 January 2024. | |||||
| Loi uniforme relative à la lutte contre le blanchiment de capitaux, le financement du terrorisme et de la prolifération des armes de destruction massive dans les États membres de l'UMOA (Uniform Law on combating money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing in UMOA member states) status not recorded | Act | 2023 | — | Uniform law adopted by the UMOA Council of Ministers on 31 March 2023 and published on… | official |
Uniform law adopted by the UMOA Council of Ministers on 31 March 2023 and published on the BCEAO site on 5 February 2025, for transposition by member states. It sets customer identification (Arts. 16-18), record-keeping (Art. 23), internal-control (Art. 12) and suspicious transaction reporting (Arts. 60-63) duties for covered persons. | |||||
| Loi n° 2011-20 du 12 octobre 2011 portant lutte contre la corruption et autres infractions connexes en République du Bénin (Law No. 2011-20 of 12 October 2011 on combating corruption and related offences) status not recorded | Act | 2011 | — | Creates the Autorité Nationale de Lutte contre la Corruption (Arts. 5-9), requires listed… | official |
Creates the Autorité Nationale de Lutte contre la Corruption (Arts. 5-9), requires listed officials to declare assets (Arts. 3-4) and criminalises active and passive bribery of national and foreign officials, trafficking in influence, illicit enrichment and private-sector bribery (Arts. 40-44, 50-52, 55, 58). Arts. 31-36 protect whistleblowers, witnesses and victims. | |||||
| Loi n° 98-004 du 27 janvier 1998 portant Code du Travail en République du Bénin (Law No. 98-004 of 27 January 1998 on the Labour Code) status not recorded | Act | 1998 | — | Regulates employment contracts (written form, fixed-term cap and probation, Arts. 10-26)… | official |
Regulates employment contracts (written form, fixed-term cap and probation, Arts. 10-26), dismissal (Arts. 44-56), working hours (40-hour week, Art. 142), staff representatives (Arts. 115-121) and labour-inspector roles. The text read has no harassment or whistleblower-protection provision. | |||||
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