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Circulars of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg
Since its establishment, the Banque centrale du Luxembourg issues circulars specifying their addressees.
To date, the Banque centrale du Luxembourg has issued the circulars listed below.
| Year 2021 |
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Circular 2021/244 of 10 February 2021 |
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Circular 2021/243 of 10 February 2021 |
| Year 2019 |
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Circular 2019/242 of 28 January 2019 |
| Year 2018 |
| Circular 2018/241 of 18 May 2018 Object: New statistical data collection for non-regulated alternative investment funds Addressees: to all non-regulated alternative investment funds |
| Year 2017 |
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| Circular 2017/240 of 21 April 2017 Object: Introduction of a granular data collection on credit and credit risk Addressees: to all credit institutions |
| Year 2015 |
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| Circular 2015/239 of 9 November 2015 Object: Introduction of a statistical data collection for insurance corporations Addressees: to all insurance corporations |
| Circular 2015/238 of 12 January 2015 Object: Introduction of a new statistical reporting on renminbi-denominated operations Addressees: to all credit institutions |
| Year 2014 |
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| Circular 2014/237 of 28 May 2014 Object: Modification of the statistical data collection for money markets funds and non-MMF investment funds Addressees: to all undertakings for collective investment and to all investment companies in capital risk (SICAR) |
| Circular 2014/236 of 25 April 2014 Object: Modification of the statistical data collection of securitisation vehicles Addressees: to all securitisation vehicles |
| Circular 2014/235 of 20 January 2014 Object: Modification of the statistical reporting from credit institutions Addressees: to all credit institutions |
| Year 2013 |
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| Circular 2013/234 of 20 June 2013 Object: Introducing a collection of daily information on deposits with credit institutions Addressees: to all credit institutions |
| Circular 2013/233 of 20 June 2013 Object: Securities by securities data collection of assets held by credit institutions on behalf of their non-residents clients in Luxembourg. Addressees: to all credit institutions |
| Circular 2013/232 of 20 June 2013 Object: Introduction of a security by security reporting Addressees: to all securitisation vehicles |
| Circular 2013/231 of 28 March 2013 Object: Modification of the statistical data collection for money markets funds and investment funds Addressees: all Luxembourg-based Undertakings for Collective Investment |
| Year 2012 |
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| Circular 2012/230 of 29 June 2012 Object: Lending in foreign currencies Addressees: all credit institutions, investment firms and professionals carrying on lending operations |
| Circular 2012/229 of 29 June 2012 Object: US dollar denominated funding of credit institutions Addressees: all credit institutions |
| Year 2011 |
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| Circular 2011/228 of 3 October 2011 Object: Amendments to the statistical data collection Addressees: all credit institutions |
| Year 2009 |
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| Circular 2009/227 of 22 July 2009 Object: Modification of the statistical data collection for money market funds Addressees: all money market funds |
| Circular 2009/226 of 10 July 2009 Object: Abrogation of the BCL Circular 2008/222 of 9 October 2008 and amendments to the BCL Circular 2008/221 of 8 October 2008 - (FR version only) Addressees: all credit institutions |
| Circular 2009/225 of 8 June 2009 Object: Modification of the statistical data collection for credit institutions Addressees: all credit institutions |
| Circular 2009/224 of 8 June 2009 Object: New statistical data collection for securitisation vehicles Addressees: all securitisation vehicles |
| Circular 2009/223 of 20 May 2009 Object: Surveys on foreign direct investment Addressees: all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Year 2008 |
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| Circular 2008/222 of 9 October 2008 - CIRCULAR REPEALED Object : Suspension of payments – Kaupthing Bank Luxembourg S.A. - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2008/221 of 8 October 2008 – CIRCULAR REPEALED Object : Suspension of payments - Landsbanki Luxembourg S.A. et Glitnir Bank Luxembourg S.A. - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2008/220 of 5 September 2008 Object : Slovakia’s adoption of the Euro, as from 1st January 2009 : Impact on balance of payments importing obligations. Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Circular 2008/219 of 5 September 2008 Object : Slovakia’s adoption of the Euro, as from 1st January 2009 Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2008/218 of 5 September 2008 Object : Slovakia’s adoption of the Euro, as from 1st January 2009 Addressees : all Undertakings for Collective Investment |
| Circular 2008/217 of 21 April 2008 Object : Survey on foreign direct investment Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Year 2007 |
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| Circular 2007/216 of 28 December 2007 Object : Transmission of statistical data to the BCL by means of telecommunications Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2007/215 of 13 December 2007 Object : Amendments to the BCL’s general terms and conditions - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Circular 2007/214 of 16 November 2007 Object : Amendments to the BCL’s general terms and conditions - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Circular 2007/213 of 7 November 2007 Object : Balance of payments reporting – New security by security data collection framework for portfolio investments Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2007/212 of 29 October 2007 Object : Updated instructions for the collection of statistical data at the BCL Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2007/211 of 15 October 2007 Object : New statistical data collection for investment funds – Amendments to the statistical data collection for money market funds Addressees : all Luxembourg-based Undertakings for Collective Investment |
| Circular 2007/210 of 16 October 2007 Object : Balance of payments reporting – Amendments to the instructions Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company |
| Circular 2007/209 of 8 October 2007 Object : Dates of submission of statistical reports to the BCL in 2008 Addressees : all Luxembourg-based Undertakings for Collective Investment |
| Circular 2007/208 of 8 October 2007 Object : Dates of submission of statistical reports to the BCL and determination of the periods of holding minimum reserves in 2008 Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2007/207 of 1 October 2007 Object : Amendments to the BCL’s general terms and conditions - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Circular 2007/206 of 20 August 2007 Object : Cyprus and Malta’s adoption of the Euro, as from 1st January 2008: impact over the statistical statements referring to the balance of payments - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Circular 2007/205 of 20 August 2007 Object : Cyprus and Malta’s adoption of the Euro, as from 1st January 2008 - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2007/204 of 20 August 2007 Object : Cyprus and Malta’s adoption of the Euro, as from 1st January 2008 - (FR version only) Addressees : all Undertakings for Collective Investment |
| Circular 2007/203 of 2 May 2007 Object : Survey on foreign direct investment Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Circular-letter n°1 of 9 March 2007 Object : Census of global exchange market and derivatives - spring 2007 - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Year 2006 |
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| Circular 2006/202 of 19 December 2006 Object : Collection balance of payments – set up date of the collection component for portfolio investments – amendments to the BCL circular N°2006/196 - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company |
| Circular 2006/201 of 25 October 2006 Object : Dates of submission of statistical reports to the BCL in 2007 - (FR version only) Addressees : all Luxembourg-based Undertakings for Collective Investment |
| Circular 2006/200 of 25 October 2006 Object : Dates of submission of statistical reports to the BCL and determination of the periods of holding minimum reserves in 2007 - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2006/199 of 7 August 2006 Object : Adoption of the Euro by Slovenia - (FR version only) Addressees : all Undertakings for Collective Investment |
| Circular 2006/198 of 7 August 2006 Object : Adoption of the Euro by Slovenia - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2006/197 of 7 August 2006 Object : Slovenia’s adoption of the Euro, as from 1st January 2007: impact over the statistical statements referring to the balance of payments - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Circular 2006/196 of 14 July 2006 Object : Collection of balance of payments data - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company |
| Circular 2006/195 of 2 May 2006 Object : Surveys on foreign direct investment - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Circular 2006/194 of 18 April 2006 Object : Amendments to the BCL’s general terms and conditions - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Circular 2006/193 of 21 March 2006 Object : Amendments to the BCL’s general terms and conditions - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Year 2005 |
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| Circular 2005/192 of 19 October 2005 Object : Dates of submission of statistical reports to the BCL and starting and end dated of the periods of holding minimum reserves in 2006 - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2005/191 of 19 October 2005 Object : Dates of submission of statistical reports to the BCL - (FR version only) Addressees : all Luxembourg-based Undertakings for Collective Investment |
| Circular 2005/190 of 11 July 2005 Object : Collection of balance of payments data : taxation of savings income resulting from interest payments. Special treatment of the balance of payments - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Circular 2005/189 of 13 May 2005 Object : Survey on foreign direct investment - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Circular 2005/188 of 13 May 2005 Object : Amendments to the BCL’s general terms and conditions - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Year 2004 |
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| Circular 2004/187 of 5 November 2004 Object : Dates for the transmission of statistical reports to the Banque centrale du Luxembourg as well as start and ending dates of the minimum reserve maintenance periods in 2005 - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2004/186 of 5 November 2004 Object : Dates for the transmission of statistical reports to the Banque centrale du Luxembourg - (FR version only) Addressees : all Luxembourg-based Undertakings for Collective Investment |
| Circular 2004/185 of 10 May 2004 Object : Surveys on foreign direct investment - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Circular 2004/184 of 5 March 2004 Object : Amendments of the BCL’s general terms and conditions - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Year 2003 |
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| Circular 2003/183 of 19 December 2003 Object : Dates for the transmission of statistical reports to the Banque centrale du Luxembourg - (FR version only) Addressees : all Undertakings for Collective Investment |
| Circular 2003/182 of 19 December 2003 Object : Dates for the transmission of statistical reports to the Banque centrale du Luxembourg - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2003/181 of 17 November 2003 Object : Amendments to the reserve requirement system - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2003/180 of 11 June 2003 Object : Surveys on foreign direct investment - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Circular 2003/179 of 8 May 2003 - CIRCULAR REPEALED Object : Obligation to withdraw and hand in counterfeited eurobanknotes and coins or those alleged to be counterfeited - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company and to institutions participating in the handling and delivering of fiduciary money to the public |
| Year 2002 |
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| Circular 2002/178 of 20 December 2002 Object : Delivery dates of monthly statistical reports to the BCL - (FR version only) Addressees : all Luxembourg-based Undertakings for Collective Investment |
| Circular 2002/177 of 20 December 2002 Object : List of country codes for the statistical reporting of the balance of payments record and of the quarterly statistical reporting S 2.5 - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2002/176 of 20 December 2002 Object : Delivery dates of monthly statistical reports to the BCL - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2002/175 of 17 July 2002 Object : New statistical data collection with regard to the EMU, modification of table S 1.4 “Ajustements liés aux effets de valorisation” - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2002/174 of 17 July 2002
Object : Amendments to the statistical data collection with regard to interest rates - (FR version only) |
| Circular 2002/173 of 3 July 2002 Object : Amendments of the BCL’s terms and conditions - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Circular 2002/172 of 28 June 2002 Object : Protection of payment and settlement systems against crime and terrorism - (FR version only) Addressees : technical operators and agents of payment and settlement systems |
| Circular 2002/171 of 5 June 2002 Object : Amendments to tables S1.3 "Bilan statistique mensuel des OPC", S2.10 "Ventilation par pays", S2.11 "Ventilation par devises" and S2.12 " Détail sur les titres détenus par les OPC"- (FR version only) Addressees : all Luxembourg-based Undertakings for Collective Investment |
| Circular 2002/170 of 5 June 2002 Object : Amendments to tables S1.1 "Bilan statistique mensuel" and S2.5 "Bilan statistique trimestriel" and abolition dof tables S1.2 "Bilan statistique mensuel simplifié" and S2.6 "Détail des créances sur la clientèle" - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2002/169 of 30 May 2002 Object : Surveys on foreign direct investment - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Year 2001 |
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| Circular 2001/168 of 5 December 2001 Object : Policy and procedures with regard to surveillance payment and settlement systems in Luxembourg - (FR version only) Addressees : technical operators and agents of payment and settlement systems |
| Circular 2001/167 of 19 November 2001 Object : Delivery dates of monthly statistical reports to the BCL - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2001/166 of 5 July 2001 Object : Instructions regarding amendments of the data collection with regard to the balance of payments - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company (giro accounts service) |
| Circular 2001/165 of 5 May 2001 Object : Takeover of the activities of the Belgian Luxembourg Exchange Institute by the BCL and the STATEC - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions as well as to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Company |
| Circular 2001/164 of 28 March 2001 Object : Registering of the global exchange and derivatives market - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2001/163 of 23 February 2001 Object : Surveillance by the Banque centrale du Luxembourg of the payment and settlement systems in Luxembourg - (FR version only) Addressees : operators of payment and settlement systems |
| Year 2000 |
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| Circular 2000/162 of 13 November 2000 Object : Accession of Greece to the EMU - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2000/161 of 13 November 2000 Object : Delivery dates of monthly statistical reports to the BCL - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2000/160 of 13 November 2000 Object : Accession of Greece to the EMU - (FR version only) Addressees : all Undertakings for Collective Investment |
| Circular 2000/159 of 11 August 2000 Object : Enforcement of security pricing quotas applicable to eligible securities (Dutch private claims) - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 2000/158 of 25 February 2000 Object : Amendments to statistical tables S 1.1 "Bilan statistique mensuel" and S 1.2 "Bilan statistique mensuel simplifié" - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Year 1999 |
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| Circular 1999/157 of 17 December 1999 Object : Revision of the percentage of the regular deduction from the reserve base - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Year 1998 |
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| Circular 1998/156 of 21 December 1998 Object : Breakdown of value corrections built up by credit institutions as of 31 December 1998 - (FR version only) Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 1998/155 of 9 December 1998 Object : Reminder with regard to minimum reserve requirements |
| Circular 1998/154 of 9 December 1998 - IN THE FIELD OF COMPETENCE OF THE COMMISSION DE SURVEILLANCE DU SECTEUR FINANCIER (CSSF) Object : Calcul by the BCL of the amount of guaranteed deposits |
| Circular 1998/153 of 24 November 1998 - IN THE FIELD OF COMPETENCE OF THE COMMISSION DE SURVEILLANCE DU SECTEUR FINANCIER (CSSF) Object : Complement to the IML circular 94/112 concerning the fight against money laundering and the prevention of the use of the financial system for money laundering |
| Circular 1998/152 of 6 November 1998 Object : Introduction of a minimum reserve system Addressees : all credit institutions |
| Circular 1998/151 of 24 Septembre 1998 Object : Accounting aspects of the euro changeover |
| Circular 1998/150 du 24 August 1998 Object : Freeze of assets held abroad by the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia |
