Identifier
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07TAIPEI1550
2007-07-11 08:59:00
UNCLASSIFIED
American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Cable title:
Anti-Money Laundering Legislation Becomes Law
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UNCLAS TAIPEI 001550
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE PLEASE PASS USTR
STATE FOR EAP/RSP/TC, EAP/EP
USTR FOR ALTBACH and Stratford
USDOC FOR 3132/USFCS/OIO/EAP/WZARIT
TREASURY FOR OASIA/LMOGHTADER
TREASURY ALSO PASS TO FEDERAL RESERVE/BOARD OF
GOVERNORS, AND SAN FRANCISCO FRB/TERESA CURRAN AND NY FRB MARIA
BOLIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
SUBJECT: Anti-Money Laundering Legislation Becomes Law
REF: (A) TAIPEI 360, (B) TAIPEI 1163, (C) TAIPEI 1185
UNCLAS TAIPEI 001550
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SIPDIS
STATE PLEASE PASS USTR
STATE FOR EAP/RSP/TC, EAP/EP
USTR FOR ALTBACH and Stratford
USDOC FOR 3132/USFCS/OIO/EAP/WZARIT
TREASURY FOR OASIA/LMOGHTADER
TREASURY ALSO PASS TO FEDERAL RESERVE/BOARD OF
GOVERNORS, AND SAN FRANCISCO FRB/TERESA CURRAN AND NY FRB MARIA
BOLIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
SUBJECT: Anti-Money Laundering Legislation Becomes Law
REF: (A) TAIPEI 360, (B) TAIPEI 1163, (C) TAIPEI 1185
1. On July 11, the President signed the amendment to Taiwan's Money
Laundering Control Act which was passed by the Legislative Yuan on
June 14. It went into effect immediately.
2. The legislation (Ref C) is designed to combat terrorist
financing (Ref B),strengthen reporting of cross-border movements of
cash and securities (Ref A),and promote information sharing as
recommended by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG)'s
recent assessment report (Ref C).
WANG
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE PLEASE PASS USTR
STATE FOR EAP/RSP/TC, EAP/EP
USTR FOR ALTBACH and Stratford
USDOC FOR 3132/USFCS/OIO/EAP/WZARIT
TREASURY FOR OASIA/LMOGHTADER
TREASURY ALSO PASS TO FEDERAL RESERVE/BOARD OF
GOVERNORS, AND SAN FRANCISCO FRB/TERESA CURRAN AND NY FRB MARIA
BOLIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
SUBJECT: Anti-Money Laundering Legislation Becomes Law
REF: (A) TAIPEI 360, (B) TAIPEI 1163, (C) TAIPEI 1185
1. On July 11, the President signed the amendment to Taiwan's Money
Laundering Control Act which was passed by the Legislative Yuan on
June 14. It went into effect immediately.
2. The legislation (Ref C) is designed to combat terrorist
financing (Ref B),strengthen reporting of cross-border movements of
cash and securities (Ref A),and promote information sharing as
recommended by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG)'s
recent assessment report (Ref C).
WANG