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Loi n° 2016-48 du 11 juillet 2016 relative aux banques et aux établissements financiers (Law 2016-48 on banks and financial institutions)

Plain-English summary

Published in JORT no. 58 of 15 July 2016. It sets licensing by a commission chaired by the BCT Governor (Arts. 25-33), BCT on-site and off-site supervision covering governance, solvency, internal control and information-system security (Arts. 63-69), outsourcing (Art. 81) and recovery measures (Arts. 100-103). It also covers payment services, payment institutions and electronic money (Arts. 9-10, 20-21, 32). The text read stops at Art. 104.

Who it applies to

Banking · Payments & Fintech

Topics

Prudential & Capital Cybersecurity & IT Risk Payments & Fintech / Digital Assets Operational Risk & Outsourcing

Obligations arising from this law or regulation

Obligation Timing Regulator Source Detail
Outsourcing: written contract and prior notice to the BCT Deadline Prior notice to the BCT; silence for one month counts as acceptance — source

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