Section 8: Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Guidance Council

The purpose of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Policy Board is : 1° To ensure better coordination between government departments and supervisory authorities involved in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to enhance the effectiveness of this fight; 1° bis Strengthen the exchange of information between those involved in preventive and repressive measures; 2° Promote consultation with the persons referred to…

The Steering Committee is chaired by a qualified person appointed jointly, for a renewable period of three years, by the Minister of the Economy and the Minister of the Budget, after consultation with the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Justice. The Chairman is assisted by a Vice-Chairman, who is appointed by the Minister of Justice for a renewable period of three years, after consultation with the Minister…

I. – In addition to its Chairman, the Steering Committee comprises the following thirty members: 1° From government departments : – the Director General of Customs and Excise or his representative ; – the Director General of Public Finances or his representative ; – the Director General of the Treasury or his representative – the Director General of the National Police or his representative; – the Director General of the…

For each meeting of the Board, the Chairman shall draw up the agenda and the list of members to be convened. If the agenda includes a subject specifically concerning a profession mentioned in Article L. 561-2, the competent supervisory authority for that profession shall be convened. The meeting of the Board may only be held if at least six of its members appointed pursuant to 1° of Article D. 561-53…