FATF Recommendations

• International Standards on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation : The FATF Recommendations (February 2012)
• Methodology for Assessing Technical Compliance with the FATF Recommendations and the Effectiveness of AML/CFT Systems (February 2013)
• FATF 40 Recommendations (October 2003, as amended in October 2004)
• FATF IX Special Recommendations (October 2001, as amended in February 2008)
• Methodology for Assessing Compliance with the FATF 40 Recommendations and the FATF 9 Special Recommendations (February 2004, updated in February 2009)

The FATF also issued a number of guidance and best practices papers regarding the implementation of its Recommendations. These are thematically oriented and focus either on the implementation of particular recommendations or other cross-cutting issues. Reference to these documents is made under the relevant topics of the “Implementation” section.

Council of Europe

• Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime (CETS No. 141) (1990)
• Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS No. 198)
• Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (CETS No. 196)
• Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism

European Union Legislation

• Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing
• Commission Directive 2006/70/EC of 1 August 2006 laying down implementing measures for Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the definition of politically exposed person and the technical criteria for simplified customer due diligence procedures and for exemption on grounds of a financial activity conducted on an occasional or very limited basis
• Regulation (EC) no. 1781/2006 on information on the payer accompanying transfer of funds
• Regulation (EC) no. 1889/2005 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Community
• Directive 2007/64/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 13 November 2007 on payment services in the internal market amending Directives 97/7/EC, 2002/65/EC, 2005/60/EC and 2006/48/EC and repealing Directive 97/5/EC
• Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC

International Conventions

• UN Convention on Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Vienna Convention, 1988)
• UN International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (1999)
• UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (Palermo Convention, 2000)
• UN Convention against Corruption (Merida Convention, 2003)
• Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (1970)
• Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (1971)
• Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents (1973)
• International Convention against the Taking of Hostages (1979)
• Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (1980)
• Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (1988)
• Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (1988)
• Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms located on the Continental Shelf (1988)
• International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (1997)