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A decision made (18/06/2007) regarding: Law Drafting Instructions - Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering.

Subject:	Law Drafting Instructions - Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering
Decision Reference:	MD-TR-2007-0068	Exempt clause(s):		N/A
Type of Report: (oral or written)	Oral	Person Giving Report (if oral):		Caroline Dutot – Assistant Legal Adviser
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?	N/A	Report File ref:		01/18/06/07
Written Report – Title	N/A	Written report - author		N/A
Decision(s): The Minister approved four sets of drafting instructions prepared by the Law Officers’ Department. The amendments addressed in these instructions are considered necessary in order to meet the Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, against which the Island will be assessed during the course of the IMF assessment in the second quarter of 2008. The four sets of instructions that require the Minister’s approval are entitled: Abandoning the list of designated countries – Recommendation 38. Obtaining Customer Information and Account Monitoring Orders – Recommendation 28. Failing to Disclose a Knowledge or Suspicion of Money Laundering – Recommendation 13. Disclosure of Information by a Police Officer – Recommendation 40.
Reason(s) for decision: The States of Jersey has undertaken, as a matter of policy, to implement the 40 Recommendations and 9 Special Recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering. The amendments sought are considered necessary to implement those Recommendations and therefore the Drafting Instructions prepared should be approved so that they can be submitted to the Law Draftsman to enable work on the carrying out the amendments required to begin.
Action required: Following approval by the Minister the four sets of Drafting Instructions prepared by the Law Officers’ Department will be undertaken.
MD-TR-2007-0068 Signature: (Minister/ Assistant Minister)			Date of Decision: 18th June 2007