Select Committee on International Development Minutes of Evidence

Information on the Egmont Group provided by Mr John Abbott, Director-General, National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS)

THE EGMONT GROUP FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS OF THE WORLD

OPERATIONAL UNITS (MEETING THE EGMONT DEFINITION)—STATUS AS OF 15 MAY 2000

1.	Aruba	MOT-Aruba
2.	Australia	AUSTRAC
3.	Austria	EDOK Meldestelle
4.	Belgium	CTIF-CFI
5.	Bermuda	Financial Investigation Unit
6.	Bolivia	Unidad de Investigaciones Financieras
7.	Brazil	Conselho de Controle de Atividades Financeira (COAF)
8.	British Virgin Islands	Reporting Authority—Financial Services Inspectorate
9.	Bulgaria	Bureau of Financial Intelligence
10.	Chile	CDE/Departamento de Control de Trafico Ilicito de Estupefacientes
11.	Colombia	Unidad de Informacion y Analysis Financiero (UIAF)
12.	Costa Rica	Centro de Inteligencia Conjunto Antidrogas/Unidad de Analisis Financiero (CICAD/UAF)
13.	Croatia	Financijska Policija/Ured za Sprjecavanje Pranja Novca
14.	Cyprus	MO.K.A.S.—"Unit for Combating Money Laundering"
15.	Czech Republic	Financni analyticky utvar
16.	Denmark	SO/K/Hvidvasksekretariatet
17	Dominican Republic	Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera (UIF)
18.	Estonia	Rahapesu Andmeburoo (Money Laundering Information Bureau)
19.	Finland	Keskusrikospoliisi/Rahanpesun selvittelykeskus
20.	France	TRACFIN
21.	Greece	ForhaV Arqrou 7 N.2331/95—"Committee of Article 7 of law 2331/1995"
22.	Guernsey	Joint Police & Customs Financial Investigation Unit-Guernsey
23.	Hong Kong	Joint Financial Intelligence Unit
24.	Hungary	ORFK/Penzmosas Elleni Alosztaly
25.	Iceland	R-kisssaksoknari
26.	Ireland	An Garda S-ochana/Bureau of Fraud Investigation
27.	Isle of Man	Isle of Man Constabulary/Fraud Squad FIU
28.	Italy	UIC (S.A.R.)
29.	Japan	Japan Financial Intelligence Office (JAFIO)
30.	Jersey	Joint Police & Customs Financial Investigation Unit—Jersey
31.	Latvia	Noziedz-gi iegu-tu I--dzeklu legaliza-cijas nove-rsanas dienests
32.	Lithuania	Mokescviu policijos departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos Vidaus reikalu ministerijos
33.	Luxembourg	Parquet de Luxembourg/Service Anti-Blanchiment
34.	Mexico	DGAIO/UIF
35.	Monaco	SICCFIN
36.	Netherlands	MOT
37.	NL Antilles	MOT-Nederlandse Antillen
38.	New Zealand	NZ Police Financial Intelligence Unit
39.	Norway	O/KOKRIM/Hvitvaskingsenheten
40.	Panama	Unidad de Analisis Financiero
41.	Paraguay	Unidad de Analisis Financiero—Paraguay
42.	Portugal	Brigada de Investigac"ao Branquemento
43.	Romania	The National Office for the Prevention and control of Money Laundering
44.	Slovakia	OFiS UFP
45.	Slovenia	MF-UPPD
46.	Spain	SEPBLAC
47.	Sweden	Finanspolisen
48.	Switzerland	Money Laundering Reporting Office—Switzerland
49.	Taiwan	Money Laundering Prevention Center
50.	Turkey	MSK
51.	United Kingdom	NCIS/ECU
52.	United States	FinCEN
53.	Venezuela	Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera (UNIF)

  (Italicised text indicates units accepted during the Panama City Egmont Group Plenary Meeting.)

THE EGMONT MEMBERSHIP PROCESS

  A financial intelligence unit seeking to join the Egmont Group must satisfy the following procedure:

(i)  It must conform to the definition: "A central, national agency responsible for receiving (and, as permitted, requesting), analysing, and disseminating to the competent authorities, disclosures of financial information: (i) concerning suspected proceeds of crime, or (ii) required by national legislation or regulation, in order to counter money laundering."

(ii)  The Egmont Outreach working group will liaise with potential new members and advise on what operational procedures are required before an application is possible. This includes the ability to exchange financial intelligence to other national FIUs around the world.

(iii)  An application form is completed and submitted to the Egmont legal working group for consideration—this includes evidence that the unit has received and disseminated financial disclosure intelligence.

(iv)  The FIU must be sponsored by an existing Egmont member.

(v)  The legal working group will declare whether or not the FIU appears to satisfy membership requirements.

(vi)  The heads of FIUs vote at the next applicable Egmont plenary to accept or reject the application. The vote is an open vote and must be unanimously in favour to grant membership.

Mr John Abbott, Director-General, National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS)

December 2000

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Prepared 5 April 2001