• GR-A GR-A Introduction

    • GR-A.1 GR-A.1 Purpose

      • GR-A.1.1

        The General Requirements Module presents a variety of different requirements that do not warrant their own stand-alone Module, but for the most part are generally applicable to the representative offices. These include, amongst others, general requirements on books and records and on the use of corporate and trade names.

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      • Legal Basis

        • GR-A.1.2

          This Module contains the Central Bank of Bahrain ('CBB') Directive (as amended from time to time) regarding general requirements applicable to licensees, and is issued under the powers available to the CBB under Article 38 of the Central Bank of Bahrain and Financial Institutions Law 2006 ('CBB Law').

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    • GR-A.2 GR-A.2 Module History

      • Evolution of Module

        • GR-A.2.1

          This Module was first issued in December 2010, as part of Volume 5 (Specialised Licensees). Any material changes that have subsequently been made to this Module are annotated with the calendar quarter date in which the change was made: Chapter UG-3 provides further details on Rulebook maintenance and version control.

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        • GR-A.2.2

          A list of recent changes made to this Module is detailed in the table below:

          Module Ref. Change Date Description of Changes
          GR-5.1 01/2011 Added a Section on IIS Reporting Requirements.
          GR-5.1.2 04/2011 Corrected cross reference.
          GR-3.1 04/2012 GR-3.1.3 deleted as it repeats what is included in GR-6.2.1 and Paragraph GR-4.1.1 moved to new Paragraph GR-3.1.1A.
          GR-4.1.1 04/2012 This Paragraph was moved to Paragraph GR-3.1.1A.
          GR-5.1 04/2012 Minor corrections.
          GR-6 04/2012 New Chapter added to include material transferred from common Chapters EN-2 and AA-5 and include other Rules and Guidance on information gathering by the CBB.
          GR-3.1.5 01/2013 Clarified due date for the annual confirmation letter.
          GR-6.5.14 07/2013 Amended numbering of referred appendix.
          GR-5.1.1 04/2014 Added requirement that licensees access the IIS within 20 calendar days from the end of the related quarter and either confirm or update the information contained in the IIS.
          GR-6 10/2014 Amendments made to be consistent with other Volumes of the CBB Rulebook.
          GR-4.1.8 10/2016 Added a Rule in the Cessation of Business Section to be consistent with other Volumes of the CBB Rulebook.
          GR-1.1.1 10/2018 Amended Paragraph to be consistent with other Volumes.
          GR-4.1.8 04/2020 Amended Paragraph.
          GR-C 10/2020 Added a new Chapter on Provision of Financial Services on a Non-discriminatory Basis.
          GR-2.1.1 01/2022 Amended Paragraph on change of Representative Offices’ corporate name.
          GR-2.1.3 01/2022 Deleted Paragraph.

      • Superseded Requirements

        • GR-A.2.3

          This Module supersedes the following provisions contained in circulars or other regulatory instruments:

          Document reference Provision Document Subject
          Standard Conditions and Licensing Criteria for a representative office license Licensing requirements Scope of license and licensing conditions.
          Circular BC/3/2001 Notifications Regular Notification of Management Personnel
          BS/07/2003 dated 9 September 2003 Notifications Notifications to BMA
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        • GR-A.2.4

          Further guidance on the implementation and transition to Volume 5 (Specialised Licensees) is given in Module ES (Executive Summary).

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