Rules and Regulations of the International Monetary Fund

H--EXCHANGE CONTROLS, CURRENCY PRACTICES, AGREEMENTS, AND INFORMATION

H-1. The Fund shall keep all exchange controls under review and shall consult with members with a view to the progressive removal of exchange restrictions in accordance with the Fund Agreement.

Adopted September 25, 1946

H-2. If a member complains to the Executive Board that another member is not complying with its obligations concerning exchange controls, discriminatory currency arrangements, or multiple currency practices, the complaint shall give all facts pertinent to an examination.

Adopted September 25, 1946

H-3. Upon receipt of a complaint from a member, the Executive Board shall make arrangements promptly for consultation with the members directly involved.

Adopted September 25, 1946

H-4. All requests by a member under Article VIII, Sections 2 and 3, that the Fund approve the imposition of restrictions on the making of payments and transfers for current international transactions, or the use of discriminatory currency arrangements or multiple currency practices, shall be submitted to the Executive Board in writing, with a statement of the reasons for making the request.

Adopted September 25, 1946

H-5. The Executive Board shall decide each request for approval expeditiously.

Adopted September 25, 1946

H-6. The Fund shall arrange through the fiscal agencies of members that frequent and regular information as to the market rates of members' currencies bought and sold in their territories is made available to the Fund.

Adopted September 25, 1946, amended April 1, 1978

H-7. Pursuant to Article VIII, Section 5, the Fund shall arrange with members to report their official holdings of gold and foreign exchange to the Fund within thirty days of the end of each month.

Adopted April 1, 1978

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