ACU Funding of Nostro Account on Tom basis in addition to Spot basis A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.25 (February 17, 2001) - RBI - Reserve Bank of India
ACU Funding of Nostro Account on
Tom basis in addition to Spot basis
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.25 (February 17, 2001)
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
EXCHANGE CONTROL DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL OFFICE
MUMBAI-400 001
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.25
February 17, 2001
To
All Authorised Dealers in Foreign Exchange
Dear Sirs,
ACU Funding of Nostro Account on
Tom basis in addition to Spot basis
In terms of Paragraph 12(ii) of Memorandum ACM, requests from authorised dealers for funding of their ACU dollar accounts with commercial banks in participating countries on Spot basis are required to be made in form ACU-1, in duplicate, to the Department of External Investments & Operations (DEIO), Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.
2. It has now been decided that requests from authorised dealers for funding their ACU dollar accounts with commercial banks in participating countries as well as for repatriation of the excess liquidity in the ACU dollar accounts of their correspondent banks maintained with them, would be accepted in ACU 1 and ACU 2 format respectively, by DEIO, RBI, Mumbai on Tom basis also, in addition to Spot basis, with effect from March 1, 2001. Authorised Dealers desirous of availing the facility of booking transactions on Tom basis, should submit their applications to DEIO, RBI, Mumbai before 3.00 p.m. a day prior to Value Date.
3. Consequent to the change mentioned above, Form ACU 1 may be replaced by the enclosed Slip.
4. The directions contained in this circular have been issued under Section 10(4) and Section 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999). Any contravention or non-observance of these directions is subject to the penalties prescribed under the Act.
Yours faithfully,
K.J. UDESHI
Chief General Manager
ACU 1
(Paragraph 12(ii) of ACM)
(To be submitted in duplicate)
The Chief General Manager,
Reserve Bank of India,
Departnebt of External Investments & Operations,
Central Office,
Mumbai 400 001.
Dear Sir,
Asian Clearing Union
We ... ......................................... hereby undertake to deliver for
the account of the Reserve Bank of India with FRBNY with U.S.$. ...............
(.
.........................................) for *spot/tom delivery on ...................
.
(in words) (value date)
Kindly arrange to credit the foreign currency amount to our account No.........
with.........
.................
............. through ...................
.........................
(name of correspondent bank) (name of participant central bank and office).
* strike out whichever is not necessary.
Yours faithfully,
Manager