LOI NO 18/1982 DU 25 MAI 1982 RELATIVE AUX CONDITIONS D’EXPLOITER LES ENTREPRISES D’ASSURANCE
Insurance activities in Rwanda are reserved to legal persons governed by Rwandan law and require prior authorization from the President of the Republic.
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Insurance activities in Rwanda are reserved to legal persons governed by Rwandan law and require prior authorization from the President of the Republic. Insurance companies operating in Rwanda must have at least 30% Rwandan participation, including mixed and private companies. The minimum capital required to form an insurance company is fixed according to Article 18 of Decree-Law No. 07/81 of 28 April 1981. Insurance companies in Rwanda must have their contracts reviewed and first approved by their board of directors, and the contracts must be notified to the ministers responsible for trade and finance. An insurance company in Rwanda must get prior approval from the Ministers responsible for Commerce and Finance before using technical assistance contracts and related payments.
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Provisions of LOI NO 18/1982 DU 25 MAI 1982 RELATIVE AUX CONDITIONS D’EXPLOITER LES ENTREPRISES D’ASSURANCE
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Article 1
AI-assisted research summary: Insurance activities in Rwanda are reserved to legal persons governed by Rwandan law and require prior authorization from the President of the Republic.
Article premier. YEMEJE : Ingingo ya mbere. L’exercice des activites d’assurance en Republique Rwan- daise est exclusivement reserve aux perscnnes morales de droit rwandais, et est soumis a 1’autorisation prealable du President de la Rcpub.lque. Cette autorisation est subordonnee notamment aux conditions ci-apres : — Rempiir toutes les conditions exigees pour la constitution d’une societe par actions; — Determiner les branches que I’entreprise st propose de pratiquer; — Dresser en detail un programme d’activites; — S’engager formellement au respect des conventions internatio nales conclues par le Rwanda avec d’autres pays dans le domaine des assurances. Gukorera imiLmo y’Ubwishingire muli Repubulika y’u Rwa nda, bihaliwe imiryango igengwa n’amategeko y’u Rwanda, kandi bigomba kubanza gutang rwa u.uhusa na P.czlda wa Repubulika. Urwo ruhus-a rutangwa ali uko hakozwe cyane cyane ibi biku- Hkma : —- Kugira ibyangombwa bfyose bisabwe n’ishingwa ry’umuryango ushingiye ku migabane yashowe mu mali-fatizo; •— Kuvuga amashami ikigo gishaka kugenera imilimo yacyo; — Kwerekana neza programu y’imilimo yacyo; — Kwemera kuzakulikiza rwose ubwemeranye u Rwanda rwagira- nye n’ibindi blhugu mu byerekeye ubwishingire. Art. 2. - 2 Verify source ↗
Article 2
AI-assisted research summary: Insurance companies operating in Rwanda must have at least 30% Rwandan participation, including mixed and private companies.
Ingingo ya 2. Les entreprises d’assurance operant au Rwanda doivent etre a participat on rwandaise de 30% au moins : qu’il s’agisse des societes mixtes ou privees. Mu migabane ya buli kigo cy’ubwishingire gikorera mu Rwa nda ly’abeneg hugu n’iy’ibigo bikorana, nabo igomba kuba nibu- ra 30%. Art. 3. - 3 Verify source ↗
Article 3
AI-assisted research summary: The minimum capital required to form an insurance company is fixed according to Article 18 of Decree-Law No. 07/81 of 28 April 1981.
Ingingo ya 3. Le capital minimun exige pour la const'tution d une Societe d’assur.ance est fixe conformement a 1’article 18 du d£cret-loi n° 07/81 du 28 Avril 1981 portant regiementation des institutions financie-es. Amafranga yo gushinga Umuryango w’Ubwishingire ashyi- rwaho ku buryo bukulikije ingrngo ya 18 y’itegeko-teka ri° 07/81 ryo kuwa 28 mata 1981 lishyiraho amategeko agenga ibigo by’ imali. Art. 4. Ingmgo ya 4. Les compagnies d’assurance exer^ant leurs activites en Re publique Rwandaise sont tenues de soumettre leurs tarifs au controle et a 1’approbation du Ministre ayant lie Commerce dans ses attributions. Ibiciro by’Ibigo by’Ubwishingire bikorera mu Rwanda bigo mba gushy ikilizwa Ministri ushinzwe Ubucuruzi, kugirango abi- suzume kandi abyemieze. Art. 5. Les traites de reassurance conclus ou a conclure par chacune des entreprises d’assurance installhes en Republique Rwandaise doivent etre examines et prealablement acceptes par le Conseil d’Administration de chaque societe. Ils sont soumis a 1’approbation des Ministres ayant le Commerce et les Finances dans leurs attri butions. - 5 Verify source ↗
Article 5
AI-assisted research summary: Insurance companies in Rwanda must have their contracts reviewed and first approved by their board of directors, and the contracts must be notified to the ministers responsible for trade and finance.
Ingingo ya 5. Amasezerano buli kigo cy’ubwishingire kili mu Rwanda cya- gize cyangwa kizagira, cyishingana, -agomba gusuzumwa no ku banza kwemezwa n’lnama y’Ubutegetsi y’icyi kigo. Agomba kumenyeshwa Ministri ushinzwle Ubucuruzi n’ushinzwe Imali. Art 6. - 6 Verify source ↗
Article 6
AI-assisted research summary: An insurance company in Rwanda must get prior approval from the Ministers responsible for Commerce and Finance before using technical assistance contracts and related payments.
Ingingo ya 6. Dans le cas ou une societe d’assurance exer^ant ses activites en Republique Rwandaise devra recouvrir a une assistance techni que les contrats y relatifs ainsi que les rieimunerations qui en de- coulent seront soumis prealablement a 1 approbation des Ministres ayant le Commerce et les Finances dans leurs attributions. LImuryango w’ubwishingire ukorera mu Rwanda, iyo uramutse ugomba kwitabaza abahanga mu bya tekiniki, amasezerano yabyo kimwe n’ibihembo biyakomokaho bigomba kubanza kwemerwa na Ministri ushinzwe Ubucuruzi n’ushinzwe Imali. J.O. N° 13 du ler judlet 1982 — 486 — Art. 7. - 7 Verify source ↗
Article 7
AI-assisted research summary: Insurance companies and other commercial companies must pay taxes and keep mandatory reserves under tax law.
Ingingo ya 7. Les societes d’assurances seront co.nme toutes les societes commerciales, soumises aux impots. Ibigo by'ubwishingre, kimwe n'lbindi bigo byou by ubucunui. bigomba gutanga imisoro. A ce titre, oTcs sont tenues de constituer des reserves obliga- toires en vertu de la lo' fiscale. Art. 8. Kubera ibyo. bigomba kuzigama amafranga ya ngombwa bi- kuiikije itegeko ligenga imisoro. - 8 Verify source ↗
Article 8
AI-assisted research summary: Insurance companies must set aside technical reserves, including fully available claims reserves, at least 50% reserves for outstanding risks, and mathematical reserves for life insurance business.
Ingingo ya 8- Chaquc society d assurance est tenue de constituer Les reserves techniques ci-apres: a) les prov sionS* pour sinistres a reglcr qui doivent etre entierc- ment cLsponih'cs; 8 b) les provisions pour risques en cours qui doivent etre de 50^ des primes per^ucs au mojns; c) les provisions mathematiques a constituer pour bi tranche d’assurance vic. Buli kigo cy’ubwishingirc kigomba kuzigama aya amafaranga : a) amafranga yose atcganyilizwa ibyago byaba bigomba gutangb rwa ind,shyi; b) amafaranga ateganyiUzwa ibyago mu gibe cyishlngirwa agomba n.bura kungana na 50% by amafaranga y ubwishingizi yata* nzwe; c) amafranga ateganywa ycrckcye ishami ryubwiahingtoe bw ubu* sima. Dans ce contexte, la socicte d’assurance doit a tout monio t posseder en reserve la difference entre ses engagements et ccux des assures. 'foutes ccs diffcrentes provisions sont constituees pendant un Ni ukuvuga ko lk»go cy'Ubw sh ngirr kigomba guhora kibitot amafaranga ah wan ye n ikinyuranyo hagali y ayo kigomba guta nga n ayo kigomba kuhhwa n abidungiwt. Ayo maf iranga yewe agotnbn guteganywa bull mwakn w iba* excrcice comptable. rura ry imali Art. 9. - 9 Verify source ↗
Article 9
AI-assisted research summary: Insurance companies established in Rwanda must place technical reserves in the specified forms and limits.
Ingingo ya 9. Toutc socicte d'assurance etablie au reserves techniques de la manierc suivante; Rwanda doit placer ks Bali kigo cyubwishingirv kili mu Rwanda kigomba ku. gama kuli ubu buryo; — jusqu’a concurrence de 60% au moi ns en numeraire on foods d’Etat obligatoircment deposes a la Banque Nationale du Rwanda; kugeza kuli ntbura big :wc n amafaranga cyangwa impapu* ro za Leta x htc ngaciro k'amafaranga bigomba gushyirwa mu* U Bank* Nasiyonalf y u Rwanda: — jusqu a concurrence de 40% en immeubles situcs au Rw nda. — kugeza kuli 40% mu bintu bilimukanwa mu Rwanda Les immeubles seront estimes a leur vaJeur vcnalc. Ibyo b ntu hibalirwa ku gacirn k amafranga bihte Art. 10. - 10 Verify source ↗
Article 10
AI-assisted research summary: Reinsurers must keep their accounts up to date, and insurance companies must identify certain authorized persons when the competent services ask.
Ingingo ya 10. En cas de reassurance, re cue par une socictc residente. les pro visions obliqatoircs peuvent etre constituees a l et mger. in ns ks reassurcurs doivent tenir le compte a jour. En outre, les sx eks d'assurancc doivent indiquer, a la demaude des services cone rncs. I’idcntite des personnes qui ont la signature pour disposer des co- mptes bancaires cvcntucls des reassurcurs et qui precedent aux transferts des devises et aux paiements des interventions dans les sinistres dues par les reassurcurs. Iyo ktgo cy ubwt*;hingirr cyidUnganyc ku kindi kigo g fite mtebc yacyo mu Rwanda, acuufaranga ufrgmyw i ya nq'*mbwa ashobora kubikwa mu mahanga.. abko abmh n.pra Ibigo by id’wisht* ngire bagomba guborana konti imezr ncsa Kaodi. ibiqo by vbW'Shi* ngire bigomba kwcrckana. iyo bisabwr n inxego z ladi nxwe. imyi* rondoro y ibantu bafitr umukono ub-ibesba uburrngmzira bwo guko* resha konti la banki 1 abrh ngira ibyo bigo kand» bvmura amafa ranga y amahanga bakanishyura ayo abtshmglyr ibyo bigo bago* mb.i kuhha abo byushingiyc Art. 11. !ngmg> ya ||. Les dividendes en faveur des actionnaircs Strangers, des societes dassurance ocuvrant au Rwanda sont transfdrables. Inyungu zigenewe abanyamahanga Kali mu miryango y t bwishmgire ikorera mu Rw mda z shebota kwUwemwt mu au hanga. Art. 12. - 12 Verify source ↗
Article 12
AI-assisted research summary: Insurance companies must keep specified records and accounts up to date, and the Minister may require other useful documents.
Ingingo ya 12. I^es conditions gdnerales de polices doivent etre conformes aux depositions du dicret-loi n° 20/75 du 20 juin 1975 relatif aux assu II ya ngombwa by aoxwuT.no y «i«LiU^re bmorat fluhui.. n iteBeko.uk. n’ 20/75 ,yo ku*. 20 kanuna 1975 ryewlwi rances. ubwishingtrc. Art. B. . Ingingo yA |J Toute society d'assurance doit tenir & jour les documents sui- bit.b^90 ly“* tMomba juhow I vanU : — 487 — J. O. N° 13 du ler juillet 1982 L[n registre des primes per^ues, qui reprend obligatoirement les primes (brutes et nettes) per^ues et le n° de police; — Un registre des primes cedees en reassurance, qui reprend les e et montants des primes cedees aux reassureurs. Les traites de reassurance doivent preciser les pourcentages des pr'mes cedoes; _ Un registre des Commissions resues des reassureurs. Les pour centages de ces Commissions doivent etre specifies dans chaque traite de reassurance; Un registre des sinistres regies par 1’assureur et le reassureur. Les traites de reassureurs determinent la proportion de participation dans le reg'ement des sinistres; — registre des sinistres a regler par 1’assureur et le reassureur; Un compte des reserves pour risques en cours aussi bien a charge de 1’assureur qu’a celle des reassureurs; Un journal et un livre des frais generaux y compris les frais d’assstance technique; — Tout autre document juge utile par le Ministre ayant les assu rances dans ses attributions.X — Igitabo cyandikwamo amafaranga y’ubwishingizi’ yatanzwe (avanze n'asigara amaze gukaturwaho andi) kimwe na n° y'amase- zerano y’ubwishingire; —• Igitabo cy’amafaranga yatanzwe n’lcyo kigo cyishing.ana, cya- nditsemo imigabane ishingiye ku ijana n’umubare w’amafaranga ya- hawe abishingiye icyo kigo. Amasezerano yo kwishingira ikigo cy’ubwishingire agomba kwere- kana imigabane ishingiye ku ijana y’amafaranga y’ubwishingizi yatanzwe; — Igitabo cy’ibihembo icyo kigo cyahawe n’abacyishingiye. Imiga bane ku ijana y’ibyo bihembo igomba gusobanurwa neza muli buli nyandiko y’amasezerano ikigo cyagiranye n’abacyishingiye; — Igitabo cyandikwamo ibyerekeye ibyago byatangiwe indishyi n’ikigo cy’ubwishingire n’abishingire icyo kigo. Amasezerano yo kw shingira ikigo cy ’ubwishingire yerekana uruhare mu byerekeye gutanga indishyi; — Ig tabo cyandikwamo ibyerekeye ibyago bizatangirwa indishyi n’ikigo cy’ubwishingire n’abacyishingiye; — Konti y’amafaranga ateganyilizwa ibizazane bishobora kuboneka, byaba ali ibilihirwa n’ikigo cyangwa ibilihirwa n’abacyishingiye; — Ibitabo byandikwamo amafaranga yose yerekeye imikorere y’iki- go, halimo n’ayo kwifashisha impuguke; — Ibindi bitabo Ministri ushinzwe iby’ubwishingire yabona ali ngo- mbwa. Art. 14. - 14 Verify source ↗
Article 14
AI-assisted research summary: A presidential order may create a Consultative Commission for implementing this law, attached to the minister responsible for insurance.
Ingingo ya 14. Un arrete presidentiel, aux fins de 1’execution de la presente loi, cree une Commission Consultative aupres du Ministre ayant les assurances dans ses attributions. Iteka rya Prezida lishyira muli Ministeri ishinzwe ibyerekeye Ubwishingire, Komisiyo igishwa inama mu byerekeye ikulikizwa by’ili tegeko. Art. 15. • • > *■ - 15 Verify source ↗
Article 15
AI-assisted research summary: This article says the law starts to apply on the day it is published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda.
Ingingo ya 15. La presente loi entre en vigueur le jour de sa publication Hi tegeko lizatangira gukuhkizwa ku munsi lizatangalizwaho au Journal Officiel de la Republique Rwandaise. mu Igazeti ya Leta ya Repubulika y’u Rwanda. Kigali, le 25 mai 1982. Kigali, kuwa 25 gicurasi 1982. HABYARIMANA Juvenal, General - Major. Le Ministre de 1’Economie et du Commerce, Ministri w’Ubukugu n’Ubucuruzi, NGIRIRA Mathieu Le Ministre des Finances, Ministri w’lmali, HATEGEKIMANA J. Damascene.
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