• Financial Penalties for Date Sensitive Requirements

    • SIO-14.6.11

      This Section contain specific requirements where stablecoin issuers must comply with, by a precise date. Where a specific due date is involved, the CBB’s financial penalties are based on a per diem basis.

      Added: July 2025

    • SIO-14.6.12

      This Section applies to date sensitive requirements for:

      (a) Reporting requirements included in this Module;
      (b) Public disclosure requirements included in this Module;
      (c) The report of the external auditor or a consultancy firm approved by the CBB required as per Paragraph AML-3.3.1B(d) of Module AML;
      (d) Annual licensing fees required as per Section SIO-2.6, and
      (e) Conduct of Shareholders’ Meetings requirements included in Section HC 10.7.
      Added: July 2025

    • SIO-14.6.13

      Financial penalties related to late filing or other date sensitive requirements are calculated on per diem basis. The financial penalty for late filing is BD 100 per day.

      Added: July 2025

    • SIO-14.6.14

      The various deadlines for submission of reports and annual fees referred to in this Module are defined:

      (a) In terms of a specified number of days or months following a given date, such as the last date of a calendar quarter;
      (b) A specified number of days or months after the occurrence of a specific event; or
      (c) A specific date.
      Added: July 2025

    • SIO-14.6.15

      In imposing financial penalties for date sensitive requirements, the following criteria apply:

      (a) Where the due date falls on a weekend or a holiday as designated by the CBB, the first business day following the weekend or holiday will be considered as being the due date;
      (b) Where a due date is not complied with by the end of the day on which it is due, holidays and weekend days are included in the number of days the item is considered late;
      (c) For returns and other filings, the date received is the date recorded by the CBB’s systems in case of returns filed electronically;
      (d) In the case of returns filed in hard copy, the CBB stamp is the date received;
      (e) All returns are to be sent to the respective Supervision Directorate and the annual fees to the Accounts Directorate, on or before the due date, to be considered filed on time;
      (f) A day ends at midnight in the case of returns that must be filed electronically, or at the close of CBB business day, in the case returns are filed in hard copy; and
      (g) An incomplete return, where completeness is determined in relation to the requirements of the relevant instructions, is considered ‘not filed’ until the CBB receives all necessary elements of the return.
      Added: July 2025

    • SIO-14.6.16

      The CBB does not require any particular method of delivery for returns and filings that are filed in hard copy. The use of the Bahrain postal services, private courier services or other methods of delivery is entirely at the discretion and risk of the stablecoin issuer. For the payment of annual fees, stablecoin issuers must follow the requirements of Form ALF, included under Part B of Volume 6.

      Added: July 2025

    • SIO-14.6.17

      A decision to impose a financial penalty for date sensitive requirements is unrelated to whether the CBB issues a reminder; it is the stablecoin issuer’s responsibility to file and disclose on time as per the requirements of this Module.

      Added: July 2025