“Establishing the Forms of Messages for Requesting Information from Entities Licensed by the CB of the RA, for Placing Lien on and Executing Seizure of Funds and Income; the Procedure and Timeframes for How These Apply...

2025-12-30

THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

BOARD RESOLUTION

December 30, 2025; No. 220-N

 “Establishing the Forms of Messages for Requesting Information from Entities Licensed by the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia, for Placing Lien on and Executing Seizure of Funds and Income; the Procedure and Timeframes for How These Apply and the Related Documents Circulate, and for Determining the Sequence of Lien and Seizure of Funds by Licensed Entities; Repealing the Republic of Armenia Central Bank Board Resolution No. 104-N of June 21, 2016”

 Publication date` 07.01.2026

 In view of Article 66(4) and Article 87(3) of the Republic of Armenia Law “On Enforcement Proceedings”;

Pursuant to Article 2(3) and Article 20(1)(‘e’) of the Republic of Armenia Law “On the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia”, and Article 37(1) of the Republic of Armenia Law “On Normative Legal Acts”; the Board of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia 

 E n a c t s:

  1. Endorse “Procedure for Establishing the Forms of Messages for Requesting Information from Entities Licensed by the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia, for Placing Lien on and Executing Seizure of Funds and Income; the Procedure and Timeframes for How These Apply and the Related Documents Circulate, and for Determining the Sequence of Lien and Seizure of Funds by Licensed Entities” (hereinafter referred to as “the Procedure”), in accordance with Appendix 1 to this resolution.
  2. Endorse the requirements for the minimum information to be completed in the message forms established by the Procedure, in accordance with Appendix 2 to this resolution.
  3. Repeal the Republic of Armenia Central Bank Board Resolution N 104-N of June 21, 2016 on “Establishing the Forms of Electronic Messages Sent by Enforcement Officer to Banks for Imposing a Lien on the Debtor’s Funds in Bank Accounts and Deposits” and Revoking the Republic of Armenia Central Bank Board Resolution No. 520-N of August 29, 2006””.
  4. This resolution to enter into force on the day following its official publication, except for the regularizations that govern recordkeeping of the e-money account (electronic wallet), which shall enter into force on March 2, 2026.
  5. Message Forms no. 6, 7, 8, and 9, as established in paragraph 4 of Appendix 1 to this resolution, shall apply 9 months following the entry of this resolution into force. 

 

Martin Galstyan                                                       Governor,             

                                                             Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia                        

     c. Yerevan

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