Circular - On the EAG 7-th Plenary meeting
On December 11-14, 2007 in Sanya (Hainan, China) took place the 3-d Conference of EAG Donor States and Organizations, working groups' meetings and the 7-th Plenary meeting of the Eurasian Group on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism (EAG), in which participated delegations from the EAG member-states (Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Russian Federation, Tadzhikistan and Uzbekistan), as well as organizations and EAG observer-states (FATF, World Bank, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, OSCE, Interpol, Armenia, Afghanistan, United Kingdom, Moldova, USA, Turkey, Ukraine, India).
On request of the former EAG Chairman Mr. V.A. Zubkov to relieve him of his position due to his appointment to a position of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (the Prime Minister) reelection of the EAG Chairman was held. The Head of Rosfinmonitoring Mr. O.A. Markov was elected to a position of the EAG Chairman. The participants of the Plenary meeting forwarded a complimentary letter to Mr. V.A. Zubkov.
After considering applications of India, Turkmenistan and Poland the EAG member-states unanimously agreed to provide a status of the EAG observer to the above mentioned states.
The participants of the Plenary meeting have discussed and approved the FATF/ EAG mission report on the result of the mutual evaluation of China, as well as have discussed and approved Chinese report on measures of implementation of FATF/ EAG recommendations issued on the outcome of the mutual evaluation and Kirgizstan report on measures of implementation of EAG recommendations expressed during the mutual evaluation.
It was noted at the meeting that in 2007 EAG started to perform and actively continues to perform its main function, i.e. carrying out of mutual evaluations of EAG member-states national AML/CFT systems' compliance with the international standards. In 2008 there are to be EAG mutual evaluations of Belarus and Uzbekistan.
At the meeting information from the EAG member-states delegations on the achieved progress in the process of development of national AML/CFT legislations, as well as on establishment and improvement of activity of financial intelligence unit (FIU). The EAG mission report on assessment of Uzbekistan needs in technical assistance was considered and accepted for execution.
The Plenary meeting has approved the results of activity of the 3-d Conference of EAG Donor States and Organizations held on December 11, 2007, at which results of fulfillment of decisions taken at the 2-d Conference of EAG donors held on December 13, 2006 in Moscow were discussed. At the Conference reports of EAG member-states' representatives on efficiency of provided for them technical assistance and current needs in technical assistance were also considered; donors' suggestions on technical assistance to member-states were heard. Based on revealed needs in further technical assistance additional arrangements on providing assistance to member-states, including the use of facilities of EAG Donor States and Organizations and of International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring, were outlined.
The results of work on typology research issues in 2007 were approved, as well as research issues for 2008. Based on results of mutual FATF/ APG seminar on typologies held in Bangkok (Thailand) in November 2007, as well as EAG seminar on typologies held in October 2007 in Alma Ata (Kazakhstan) measures on preparation for publication reports on research issues for 2007 on the EAG web-site were set.
The relevant corrections were included in the Strategic plan of EAG actions for 2007-2008.
Information on efficiency of international cooperation and interaction of EAG with international and regional organizations on issues of combating legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime and financing of terrorism was analyzed. Trends of further improvement of cooperation with the FATF Group on considering issues of international cooperation and EAG participation in the mechanism of FATF round table were set.
The Plenary meeting has considered a number of other issues related to the EAG activity, on which agreed decisions were taken.
In the Plenary took part President of FATF J. Sassoon.
It was decided to hold the next 8-th EAG Plenary meeting on July 15-17, 2008.
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