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Viewing cable 06AITTAIPEI2363, Taiwan Adopts FATF Recommendations

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06AITTAIPEI2363 2006-07-12 21:47 2011-08-23 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED American Institute Taiwan, Taipei 
VZCZCXYZ0000
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHIN #2363 1932147
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 122147Z JUL 06
FM AIT TAIPEI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1072
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
INFO RHMFIUU/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
 
UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 002363 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE PLEASE PASS AIT/W 
STATE FOR EAP/RSP/TC, EAP/EP 
TREASURY FOR FINCEN 
 
 
JUSTICE FOR OIA AND AFMLS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EFIN KCRM PTER KSEP TW
SUBJECT: Taiwan Adopts FATF Recommendations 
 
 
1.  On July 11, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission Banking 
Bureau issued a regulation effective August 1 that requires all 
banking institutions to collect, verify and store information about 
any banking customer that makes any single cash or electronic 
remittance above NT$30,000 (US$923).  At present, the personal data 
requirement applies only to a remittance exceeding NT$1 million 
(US$30,769).  The data that banking institutions must verify, 
collect and store include customer name, national identification 
number, address, and telephone number. 
 
2.  Our contact at the Banking Bureau told AIT that the requirement 
was adopted in response to suggestions submitted to Taiwan in 2004 
by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Money Laundering.  He 
said the new requirement was intended to demonstrate Taiwan's 
determination support global efforts to crack down on international 
money laundering and terrorist finance. 
 
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