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  • Instruction No. 013-11-2015 concerning the operating procedures for money transfer services as a sub-agent within the West African Monetary Union (French document)
  • Notice No. 001-01-2021 regarding the payment terms for the purchase of goods destined for a non-WAEMU member country (French document)
  • Notice No. 001-07-2016 regarding the payment terms for imports of goods destined for a WAEMU Member State other than the one where the licensed intermediary bank responsible for the payment is established (French document)
  • Notice no. 002-06-2015 on the processing of pre-financing for the export of goods (French document)
  • Decision n°020-12-2012-CM-UMOA adopting the draft Uniform Act on litigation relating to infringements of the regulations governing the external financial relations of the Member States of the West African Economic and Monetary Union ((French document)
  • Regulation No. 06/2024/CM/WAEMU regarding the external financial relations of the Member States of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) French document
  • Annexes to the Regulation Regarding External Financial Relation (french document)
  • Instruction No. 01/07/2025/RFE concerning the execution of settlements to or from foreign countries or with non-residents (French document)
  • Instruction No. 02/07/2025/RFE concerning the domiciliation and settlement of imports of goods and services (French document)
  • Instruction No. 03/07/2025/RFE concerning the creation of domiciliation files for exports of goods and services and their clearance (French document)
  • nstruction No. 05/07/2025 concerning hedging against foreign exchange risk and price risk by residents for commercial and financial transactions with foreign countries (French document)
  • Instruction No. 04/07/2025/RFE concerning international merchanting transactions in goods (French document)
  • Instruction No. 06/07/2025/RFE concerning the issuance of foreign currency allowances to resident and non-resident travelers (French document)
  • Instruction No. 07/07/2025/RFE concerning the operating conditions for licensed manual foreign exchange dealers (French document)
  • Instruction No. 08/07/2025/RFE concerning foreign currency buy-back operations from customers by sub-delegates (French document)
  • Instruction No. 09/07/2025/RFE concerning the conditions for opening and the operating modalities of non-resident foreign accounts (French document)
  • Instruction No. 11/07/2025/RFE concerning the issuance of prior authorization by the BCEAO to non-resident entities wishing to make a public offering (French document)
  • Instruction No. 10/07/2025/RFE concerning the domiciliation of direct investment and portfolio investment transactions (French document)
  • Instruction No. 12/07/2025/RFE concerning assets held with correspondent banks located outside the WAEMU for current foreign currency needs (French document)
  • Instruction No. 13 concerning the list of documents required for the execution by licensed intermediaries of transactions destined for non-WAEMU member states (French document)
December 16 and 17, 2025

151st Session of the Banking Commission Supervisory Board of the WAMU