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FATF/OECD

the FATF Recommendations

Number Old Number1  
A – AML/CFT POLICIES AND COORDINATION
1 - Assessing risks & applying a risk-based approach*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 1
2 R.31 National cooperation and coordination
B – MONEY LAUNDERING AND CONFISCATION
3 R.1 & R.2 Money laundering offence*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 3
4 R.3 Confiscation and provisional measures*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 4
C – TERRORIST FINANCING AND FINANCING OF PROLIFERATION
5 SRII Terrorist financing offence*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 5
6 SRIII Targeted financial sanctions related to terrorism & terrorist financing*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 6
7 Targeted financial sanctions related to proliferation*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 7
8 SRVIII Non-profit organisations*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 8
D – PREVENTIVE MEASURES
9 R.4 Financial institution secrecy laws
Customer due diligence and record keeping
10 R.5 Customer due diligence*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 10
11 R.10 Record keeping
Additional measures for specific customers and activities
12 R.6 Politically exposed persons*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 12
13 R.7 Correspondent banking*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 13
14 SRVI Money or value transfer services*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 14
15 R.8 New technologies*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 15
16 SRVII Wire transfers*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 16
Reliance, Controls and Financial Groups
17 R.9 Reliance on third parties*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 17
18 R.15 & R.22 Higher-risk countries*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 18
19 R.21 Internal controls and foreign branches and subsidiaries*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 19
Reporting of suspicious transactions
20 R.13 & SRIV Reporting of suspicious transactions*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 20
21 R.14 Tipping-off and confidentiality
Designated non-financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs)
22 R.12 DNFBPs: Customer due diligence*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 22
23 R.16 DNFBPs: Other measures*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 23
E – TRANSPARENCY AND BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF LEGAL PERSONS AND ARRANGEMENTS
24 R.33 Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal persons*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 24
25 R.34 Transparency and beneficial ownership of legal arrangements*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 25
F – POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES
Regulation and Supervision
26 R.23 Regulation and supervision of financial institutions*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 26
27 R.29 Powers of supervisors
28 R.24 Regulation and supervision of DNFBPs*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 28
Operational and Law Enforcement
29 R.26 Financial intelligence units*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 29
30 R.27 Responsibilities of law enforcement and investigative authorities*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 30
31 R.28 Powers of law enforcement and investigative authorities
32 SRIX Cash couriers*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 32
  General Requirements
33R.32Statistics
34 R.25 Guidance and feedback
Sanctions
35 R.17 Sanctions
G – INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
36 R.35 & SRI International instruments
37 R.36 & SRV Mutual legal assistance
38 R.38 Mutual legal assistance: freezing and confiscation*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 38
39 R.39 Extradition
40 R.40 Other forms of international cooperation*
Interpretive Note to Recommendation 40
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The ‘old number’ column refers to the corresponding 2003 FATF Recommendation.
*
Recommendations marked with an asterisk have interpretive notes, which should be read in conjunction with the Recommendation.

Version as adopted on 15 February 2012.