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F.No.C-50/49//2008-Ad.II

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Excise & Customs

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North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 6th May, 2008

To

 

All Chief Commissioners of Central Excise,

All Chief Commissioners of Customs,

All Directors General

 

Subject:             FATF assessor training workshop from 28th July to 1st August, 2008 in Washington D.C. (USA) - regarding

 

Sir/Madam,

 

      I am directed to enclose a copy of O.M. No.3/12/2008-E.S. dated 02.05.2008 on the subject mentioned above and to request you to send names officers for nominations as experts to attend the FATF assessor training workshop in Washington D.C. (USA) to be held from 28^th July to 1^st August, 2008.

 

2.         The bio-data of the officers alongwith a brief note on the area of expertise of the officers in respect of the mandate of Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering(APG) and Financial Action Task Force (FATF) may be sent positively by 9th May, 2008.

 

3.         This may be accorded top priority. 

                                                                                                           Yours faithfully,

 

 

 

(Ashok Chakrabarti)

Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

 

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F.No.3/12/2008-E.S.

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

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New Delhi, the 2^nd May, 2008

 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

 

Subject:             FATF assessor training workshop from 28^th July to 1^st August, 2008 in Washington D.C. (USA)  – regarding.

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Enclosed is a copy of e-mail forwarded by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) Secretariat forwarding therewith an e-mail from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Secretariat for nomination of experts to attend the FATF assessor training workshop in Washington D.C. (USA) from 28^th July to 1^st August, 2008.

 

2.         The Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) – a regional body under the Financial Action Task Force – was established in 1997 with a view to facilitate the adoption, effective implementation and enforcement of internationally accepted standards against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, in particular the FATF forty recommendations and nine special recommendations on combating the financing of terrorist financing.  The group assists the member countries in the region to enact laws criminalizing the laundering of the proceeds of crime and the financing of terrorism, as well as laws dealing with the confiscation and forfeiture of the proceeds of crime, mutual legal assistance and extradition.    Its role includes participating in and cooperating with the global anti-laundering network primarily the FATF and other regional anti-money laundering groups.  India is a Member of the APG and has the status of an Observer in the FATF.  India is aiming at membership to the FATF in 2008-09. Scheduling of a mutual evaluation for India in the forthcoming FATF Plenary is high on the agenda for an eventual membership to the FATF.

 

3.         The FATF e-mail is addressed to all the delegations informing them of the said workshop.  FATF members have been invited to nominate experts for the workshop that would be available to do evaluations in future.  FATF style regional bodies (FSRBs) have been requested to nominate a limited number of experts.  The delegations interested have been asked to indicate their interests and the number of participants to FATF Secretariat by 23.05.08.