diff --git a/cl_sii/libs/csv_utils.py b/cl_sii/libs/csv_utils.py
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+++ b/cl_sii/libs/csv_utils.py
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+import csv
+from typing import IO, Sequence, Type, Union
+
+
+def create_csv_dict_reader(
+    text_stream: IO[str],
+    csv_dialect: Type[csv.Dialect],
+    row_dict_extra_fields_key: Union[str, None] = None,
+    expected_fields_strict: bool = True,
+    expected_field_names: Sequence[str] = None,
+) -> csv.DictReader:
+    """
+    Create a CSV dict reader with custom options.
+
+    :param text_stream:
+    :param row_dict_extra_fields_key:
+        CSV row dict key under which the extra data in the row will be saved
+    :param csv_dialect:
+    :param expected_fields_strict:
+    :param expected_field_names:
+        (required if ``expected_field_names`` is True)
+    :return: a CSV DictReader
+
+    """
+    # note: mypy wrongly complains: it does not accept 'fieldnames' to be None but that value
+    #   is completely acceptable, and it even is the default!
+    #   > error: Argument "fieldnames" to "DictReader" has incompatible type "None"; expected
+    #   > "Sequence[str]"
+    # note: mypy wrongly complains:
+    #   > Argument "dialect" to "DictReader" has incompatible type "Type[Dialect]";
+    #   > expected "Union[str, Dialect]"
+    csv_reader = csv.DictReader(  # type: ignore
+        text_stream,
+        fieldnames=None,  # the values of the first row will be used as the fieldnames
+        restkey=row_dict_extra_fields_key,
+        dialect=csv_dialect,
+    )
+
+    if expected_fields_strict:
+        if expected_field_names:
+            if tuple(csv_reader.fieldnames) != expected_field_names:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "CSV file field names do not match those expected, or their order.",
+                    csv_reader.fieldnames)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Param 'expected_field_names' is required if 'expected_fields_strict' is True.")
+
+    return csv_reader
diff --git a/tests/test_libs_csv_utils.py b/tests/test_libs_csv_utils.py
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+++ b/tests/test_libs_csv_utils.py
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+import unittest
+
+from cl_sii.libs.csv_utils import create_csv_dict_reader  # noqa: F401
+
+
+class FunctionsTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_create_csv_dict_reader(self):
+        # TODO: implement for 'create_csv_dict_reader'.
+        pass