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Money laundering has its most recent international origin in the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, held in Vienna on December 20, 1988, and the Principles Declaration of the Basel Committee on Prevention of the Use of the Banking System for the Laundering of Funds from Criminal Activities, also from 1988.
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States have various legal and administrative systems to frame measures aimed at combating money laundering, resulting in different actions and processes to address these situations. This is why the FATF Recommendations — Financial Action Task Force — set international standards that states must implement and comply with, adapting them to their respective circumstances.
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As other European countries like Spain, France has its own definition of politically exposed persons — PEPs. This definition derives from the transposition of European directives regarding the prevention of money laundering, as well as the impetus from the FATF on this matter.
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FATF has as one of its main objectives the establishment of guidelines that promote the implementation of effective measures in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism. These guidelines are structured around the 40 Recommendations, which are standards for combating money laundering and terrorist financing that States should use as a reference and try to implement in their territories.
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The FATF published a report in July 2021 titled “money laundering from environmental crime”. This study reinforces FATF’s understanding of the money laundering risks in this criminal sector, highlighting the need to continue working on this issue.
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Last August of 2020, the Federal Reserve of the United States, along with other North American regulatory agencies such as the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the National Credit Union Administration, issued a joint statement providing some clarity on the measures to be taken regarding politically exposed persons in the USA.
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Following the trend of other European Union member states such as Spain, France, or the Netherlands, the Portuguese jurisdiction also defines politically exposed persons — PEPs —. Similar to other countries in the region, this definition and the regulatory framework in the area of anti-money laundering derives from European directives, along with the influence of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on this matter.
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Like all European Union member states, the Netherlands derives its regulations on the prevention of money laundering from initiatives developed within the EU. The main law governing this area is the Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financieren van terrorisme — the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act —, enacted in 2008 and subject to various amendments over the years.
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Politically exposed persons are individuals who hold or have held significant public offices. Due to their positions of power, anti-money laundering legislation assigns them specific regulations, which result in a special duty of action for obliged entities. And, as in many other countries, Spain is no stranger to the concept of the politically exposed person.
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The Financial Action Task Force—FATF—stated in 2013 that politically exposed persons, due to the power they hold and the influence they enjoy, are in positions that could potentially be abused for purposes of money laundering, corruption, or activities aimed at financing terrorism. Consequently, FATF recommended that additional preventive measures should be applied to these individuals.
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