The CFA franc shall, within the meaning of this Uniform Act, be the basic currency of OHADA.
The exchange rate in the national currency of State Parties which do not have the CFA franc as
their monetary unit, shall initially be the one determined by application of the parity in force
between the CFA franc and the national currency of the said State Parties on the date of adoption
of this Uniform Act. The exchange rate shall be rounded up to the next higher unit where the
conversion shows a decimal number.
The Council of Ministers of the State Parties to the Treaty on the Harmonization of Business
Law in Africa, on the proposal of the Finance Ministers of the State Parties, shall, as and when
necessary, examine and, where necessary, revise the amounts in this Uniform Act expressed in
CFA francs, depending on the economic and monetary developments in the said State Parties.
The exchange rate in the national currency shall, where necessary, be that determined by
application of the parity in force between the CFA franc and the national currency of the said
State Parties on the day of adoption of the revised amounts in this Uniform Act.
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In force from 17 April 1997
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