Application For Obtaining Permission To Enter Into Rupee / Foreign Currency Drawing Arrangements With Exchange Houses (A)

Application for obtaining permission to enter into
Rupee / Foreign Currency Drawing Arrangements with Exchange Houses
(a) The application for obtaining permission to enter into Rupee / Foreign Currency Drawing
Arrangements with Exchange Houses should be completed and submitted in the prescribed
format (given below), to the concerned Regional Office of RBI, Foreign Exchange
Department. The application should be signed by the General Manager (or an officer of
equivalent rank), International Banking Division/ Foreign Department of the applicant AD
Category - I bank.
(b) Documentation :
AD Category - I banks should submit the following documents along with the application:
(i) Certified copy of the license (English version) issued by the Central Bank/ any other
Supervisory Authority of the country where the Exchange House is situated.
(ii) Certified copy/ ies of license(s) issued by Municipal Authorities and / or any other
Government regulatory/ controlling authority in the country of the Exchange House.
(applicable to the Exchange Houses in U.A.E.)
(iii) A Certificate from a Chartered Accountant, regarding compliance with anti money
laundering norms in the home country of the Exchange House.
(iv) Certified copies of confidential opinion/ report recorded by (a) Embassy of India in the
country concerned and (b) two bankers of the Exchange House.
(v) Audited Balance Sheets and Profit and Loss Account Statements of the Exchange
House for the previous three years.
(vi) Copy of the Board Resolution of the AD Category - I bank for entering into the
arrangement.
(vii) Copy of letter from the Exchange House regarding the proposal to enter into the Rupee/
Foreign Currency Drawing Arrangement along-with the provision of collateral, whereever
necessary.
Part A- Particulars of the applicant bank and its existing arrangement(s), if any
1. Name of the applicant bank

2. Existing arrangements(s)
(i) Name of Exchange House (EH)
(ii) Since
(iii) No. of drawee branches
(iv) Business turnover for the previous three calendar
years
3(a) Details of branches having multiple EH drawing
arrangements
3(b) Furnish comments with regard to adequacy of
internal control systems put in place at those
branches. (Attach a sheet if necessary)
4. Financial losses sustained if any during last five years
(April-March)
(i) Year
(ii) Name of the EH
(iii) Amount of loss
(iv) Particulars of loss
(v) Ref. Nos. and dates lodged with RBI and RBI’s
permission to write off
5. Financial disputes if any with EH(s) pending
settlement
(i) Name of EH
(ii) Expected amount of loss
(iii) Particulars of loss
(iv) Ref. No. & dated of report lodged with RBI
6. Furnish an EH-wise summary of the major irregularities
observed in the existing drawing arrangements during
inspections by Internal Auditors, RBI Inspectors as also
Overseas Auditors indicating the corrective measures
initiated by the bank
Part B - Particulars of the Exchange House for the proposed drawing
arrangement
1(a) Name and address of the Exchange House with which

the bank proposes to enter into RDA
(b) Date of establishment of the EH
(c) Furnish details of other Group companies of EH viz.
name, management control, financial means and
standing, etc.
2(a) Whether the EH has operative RDA with
any other bank in India?
(b) If yes, state the name/s of the bank/s
3. Furnish details of the management structure of the
EH
(a) Status of EH (company, firm, joint-ventures, etc.)

(b) With whom the management vests
(c) Name, nationality and line of business of
the promoters of the EH
(d) Capital holding pattern
(e) Whether the applicant bank will have any
investment in EH? Furnish complete details
(f) Whether the applicant bank will have any
role in management of EH.? Furnish details
4. Profit earned/loss sustained by the EH during
the previous three calendar years
5. Particulars of license issued by the Central Bank/
Supervisory Authority of the country concerned :
a) License no
b) Date of issue
c) Validity period
d) Special conditions, if any
6. Particulars of licenses issued by Municipal Authorities
and/or any other Government regulatory/ controlling
authority (Applicable to EHs in UAE)
a) Licence No
b) Date of issue
c) Validity period
d) Special conditions if any
7. Confidential opinion in brief recorded by
a) Embassy of India in the country

b) Bankers of the EH
i) --------------------------------------
Name of the banker
ii) ------------------------------------
Name of the banker
8. Is the applicant bank fully satisfied about
a) the competence of the company/firm/people

managing the EH
b) the financial strength of the shareholders of the EH
c)the financial strength of the EH
d)the internal control systems operating in EH with
regard to issue of drafts?
9. Furnish details of collateral arrangements negotiated
with the EH (viz.. amount of deposit, bank guarantee,
etc.) and the justification thereof
Part C- Details of the proposed arrangement
1. Details/description of proposed arrangement

2(a) Reasons for entering into RDA
(b) Projections of business turnover (quantify
monthly projections)
3. The procedure under which the proposed
RDA will be conducted (DDA/Non-DDA/Speed)
4. Name and address of the account maintaining
Branch
5. No of drawee branches to be included in the
proposed RDA
6. Whether EH is prepared to provide additional
collateral cover equivalent to one month’s
projected drawings ?(Applicable to EHs which
have not completed three years of its
operations)
7. Any other information which the bank wishes
to furnish in support of this application
We hereby certify that -
i) the proposed arrangement with…………………………….

has been considered by us carefully taking into account the means
and standing of the aforesaid EH and we are fully satisfied about
the credentials and competence of the persons / firms / companies
associated with the EH.
ii) our branches already having DD drawing arrangements with other EH(s)
and which are now proposed to be covered under the proposed
arrangement with the above EH viz………………………. have sufficient
expertise to handle business emanating from one more EH.
iii) We have put in place adequate internal control and risk management
system, which are working satisfactorily.
iv) The particulars given above are true and correct to the best of our
knowledge and belief.
( )
Place General Manager
Date Address

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Application for obtaining permission to enter into

Rupee / Foreign Currency Drawing Arrangements with Exchange Houses

1. Name of the applicant bank

1(a) Name and address of the Exchange House with which

(a) Status of EH (company, firm, joint-ventures, etc.)

a) Embassy of India in the country

a) the competence of the company/firm/people

Part C- Details of the proposed arrangement

1. Details/description of proposed arrangement

i) the proposed arrangement with…………………………….

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