Based on the OECD review, the regulatory framework for the banking sector includes sector-related laws, (presidential, governmental and ministerial) decrees, ministerial orders, circulars, notes, decisions and codes of conduct. The legislation includes two core laws: Law No. 2016-48, which relates to banks and financial institutions, and Law No. 2016-35, which affirms the status of the Banque Centrale de Tunisie.
Law No. 2016-48 establishes the conditions for operating in the banking sector and for supervising banks and financial institutions to ensure a well-functioning market, to protect customers and to achieve financial stability. Law No. 2016-35 sets out the independent role and key objectives of the central bank. For the purposes of this report, key legislation includes the provisions below. Legislation to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism, and legislation concerning monetary policy (including currency exchange), Islamic banking, savings, financial investments, interbank transactions, accounting, financial stability, and strictly of a prudential nature is considered outside the scope of this analysis.