bank's instrument of formation without undue delay.
Article 9 Additional offices
No bank shall open a branch or representative office or establish a subsidiary in Iraq without first
notifying and obtaining the prior approval of the CBI. No domestic bank shall open a branch or
representative office or establish a subsidiary outside Iraq without first obtaining the CBI's prior approval.
Banks shall notify the CBI of any change in location or closure of any branch, representative office or
subsidiary.
Article 10 Register of banks
1
The CBI shall prepare and maintain a central register of banks for inspection by the public.
The register shall record for each licensed bank and for each branch and representative office of a foreign
bank holding a permit: the name, address and registration number, the date on which the license or permit
was issued or revoked by the CBI, the instrument of formation and other statutory documents of the bank
concerned, information concerning the administrators of the bank, including the scope of their authority
to commit the bank, and the addresses of any domestic branch or representative offices and offices
abroad, if any. Additionally, for branch offices and representative offices of foreign banks, the name and
address of the head office of the foreign bank to which they belong shall be recorded. The entire list of
license and permit holders, showing only the names, head office addresses, and type of license or permit
held, shall be published by the CBI in the Official Publication during the month of January of each year.
Any changes to the list that occur during the course of the year shall also be published in the Official
Publication at regular intervals.
2
Banks must indicate their assigned registration number and include the head office address
on all documents, authorizations, and papers used in their transactions.
Article 11 Fees
1
In order to cover part of its expenses associated with bank licensing and supervision, the
CBI shall charge and collect an application fee on account of each application for a banking license or
permit as well as a maintenance fee for each year that a banking license or permit is in effect.
2
The fee structure shall be specified by the CBI in regulation and shall reflect the size,
volume and nature of business accounted for by banks. The CBI may take into account special
supervision costs, if any, attributable to particular banking activities.
Article 12 Voluntary termination of operations
1
No bank may terminate its operations without first obtaining the CBI's prior approval to do
so. A bank may be liquidated at the decision of its owners after the voluntary termination of its operations
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