Credit institution

In this section you will find laws and regulations, circulars, communications and other information useful to credit institutions.

For the entire collection of documents relating to this supervisory area, please consult the French or Dutch site.
You can, however, consult a selection of documents in English:

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Legislation

Laws

02/08/2002

Law of 2 August 2002 on the supervision of the financial sector and on financial services(pdf - 451.34 KB)

Files

law_02-08-2002.pdf (pdf - 451.34 KB)

(Unofficial consolidated version: 07/2013)

Circulars, communications and handbook

Circulars

07/04/2009

CBFA_2009_17

Financial services via the Internet: Prudential requirements(pdf - 71.88 KB)

Files

cbfa_2009_17.pdf (pdf - 71.88 KB)

Attachment(s)

Sound practices for managing Internet security risks (pdf - 63.06 KB)

ESMA Guidelines

05/08/2019

FSMA_2019_17

Application of points 6 and 7 of Section C of Annex 1 of MiFID II: implementation by the FSMA(pdf - 39.56 KB)

Files

fsma_2019_17_en_0.pdf (pdf - 39.56 KB)

Attachment(s)

Guidelines On the application of C6 and C7 of Annex 1 of MiFID II (pdf - 228.17 KB)

Provisions protecting the general good

Provisions that may apply to credit institutions governed by the law of another Member State of the European Economic Area operating in Belgium under the freedom to provide services (pdf - 677.23 KB)

Files

Provisions that may apply to credit institutions governed by the law of another Member State of the European Economic Area operating in Belgium under the freedom to provide services (pdf - 677.23 KB)

Provisions that may apply to the branches registered in Belgium of credit institutions governed by the law of another Member State of the European Economic Area (pdf - 680.37 KB)

Files

Provisions that may apply to branches registered in Belgium of credit institutions governed by the law of another Member State of the European Economic Area (pdf - 680.37 KB)