Act 1995
Ley N° 16.696 — Carta Orgánica del Banco Central del Uruguay (Law 16,696 — Charter of the Central Bank of Uruguay)
Plain-English summary
Sets the BCU's nature, purposes and functions, including regulation and supervision of the payments and financial systems, and creates the Superintendencia de Servicios Financieros (arts. 36 to 38). Promulgated 30 March 1995 and published 17 April 1995; IMPO shows arts. 37 and 38 as reworded by Ley 20.446 of 16 December 2025.
Who it applies to
Banking
Topics
Prudential & Capital
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