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RBI/2024-25/32
A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 04
May 03, 2024
To,
All Authorised Persons
Madam/Sir,
Master Direction – Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings: Amendments
Attention of Authorised Persons is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts) Regulations, 2000 dated May 03, 2000 [Notification no. FEMA.25/RB-2000 dated May 03, 2000], as amended from time to time and Master Direction - Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings dated July 05, 2016, as amended from time to time (hereinafter referred as ‘Master Direction’).
2. Standalone Primary Dealers (SPDs) have been granted authorisation under Section 10(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 pursuant to notification no. DNBR (PD) CC.No.094/03.10.001/2018-19 July 27, 2018. Accordingly, amendments are being made in the Master Direction to reflect the applicability of the provisions to SPDs. These amendments are placed at Annex I herewith. SPDs shall continue to comply with all applicable Directions issued by the Reserve Bank of India.
3. Additionally, directions on reporting of OTC foreign exchange derivative contracts and foreign currency interest rate derivative contracts to the Trade Repository of Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. have been updated and incorporated in Part E of the Master Direction. Certain directions on reporting relating to format, mode, timelines, etc., have also been updated and the amendments being made to the Master Direction are placed at Annex II herewith.
4. These Directions will come into force with immediate effect and in supersession of the circulars listed at Appendix III of the Master Direction.
5. For the purpose of this circular, Authorised Persons shall mean Authorised Dealer Category-I banks and Standalone Primary Dealers authorised as Authorised Dealer Category-III under Section 10 (1) of the FEMA, 1999.
6. The directions contained in this circular have been issued under Section 45W of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and Sections 10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and are without prejudice to permissions / approvals, if any, required under any other law.
Yours faithfully,
(Dimple Bhandia)
Chief General Manager
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