40 Recommendations

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The 40 Recommendations are a globally recognized set of standards developed to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and related financial crimes, serving as the core framework for countries’ anti–money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regimes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf FATF standard
anti-money laundering standard
counter-terrorist financing standard
international standard
abbreviation Financial Action Task Force
surface form: FATF Recommendations
alsoKnownAs Financial Action Task Force
surface form: FATF 40 Recommendations

Financial Action Task Force
surface form: FATF Recommendations
appliesToJurisdiction FATF member countries
FATF-style regional body members
non-member countries adopting FATF standards
describes customer due diligence requirements
international cooperation and mutual legal assistance
record-keeping requirements
regulation and supervision of financial institutions
regulation of designated non-financial businesses and professions
risk-based approach to AML/CFT
sanctions and enforcement measures
suspicious transaction reporting
targeted financial sanctions related to terrorism and proliferation
transparency of beneficial ownership
developer Financial Action Task Force
hasPart recommendations on international cooperation
recommendations on legal systems and institutional measures
recommendations on powers and responsibilities of competent authorities
recommendations on preventive measures for DNFBPs
recommendations on preventive measures for financial institutions
recommendations on transparency and beneficial ownership of legal persons
inception 1990
influenced European Union anti-money laundering directives
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
surface form: United Nations AML/CFT-related instruments
language English
mainSubject anti-money laundering
counter-terrorist financing
proliferation financing
numberOfItems 40
publisher Financial Action Task Force
purpose combat money laundering
combat proliferation financing
combat terrorist financing
promote international cooperation against financial crime
protect integrity of the financial system
regulates implementation of targeted financial sanctions related to terrorism and proliferation
obligations of financial institutions to identify customers
obligations to report suspicious transactions to financial intelligence units
significantEvent comprehensive revision in 2012
major revision in 1996
major revision in 2003
subjectOf FATF mutual evaluation reports
usedAs basis for national AML/CFT legal frameworks
benchmark for FATF mutual evaluations

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Financial Action Task Force issues 40 Recommendations