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Financial monitoring

Financial monitoring is a set of measures taken by the subjects of financial monitoring in the field of prevention and counteraction, including state financial monitoring and primary financial monitoring.

The subjects of primary financial monitoring are:

  1. banks, insurers (reinsurers), insurance (reinsurance) brokers, credit unions, pawnshops and other financial institutions;
  2. payment organizations, participants or members of payment systems;
  3. professional participants in organized commodity markets;
  4. professional participants in the capital markets, except for persons engaged in the organization of trade in financial instruments;
  5. postal operators, other institutions that provide services for the transfer of funds (postal transfer) and foreign exchange transactions;
  6. branches or representative offices of foreign economic entities providing financial services on the territory of Ukraine;
  7. specially defined subjects of primary financial monitoring (except for persons providing services within the framework of labor relations):
  • auditing entities;
  • accountants, business entities providing accounting services;
  • business entities providing tax consulting;
  • law firms, bar associations and lawyers who practice law individually;
  • notaries;
  • business entities providing legal services;
  • persons that provide services for the establishment, operation or management of legal entities;
  • entities that provide intermediary services during real estate transactions, as well as business entities that provide consulting services related to the purchase and sale of real estate,
  • business entities engaged in cash trading precious metals and precious stones and articles of them;
  • businesses that conduct lotteries and / or gambling;
  1. provider of services related to the circulation of virtual assets;
  2. other legal entities, which by their legal status are not financial institutions, but provide separate financial services.

The subjects of state financial monitoring are:

  • National Bank of Ukraine,
  • central executive body that ensures the formation and implementation of state policy in the field of prevention and counteraction to legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, terrorist financing and financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,
  • Ministry of Justice of Ukraine,
  • NSSMC,
  • Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine,
  • State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine.

In accordance with the Law of Ukraine on Prevention and Counteraction to Legalization (Laundering) of Proceeds from Crime, Financing of Terrorism and Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, the NSSMC carries out state regulation and supervision in the field of prevention and counteraction proceeds of crime or terrorist financing against professional participants in organized commodity markets; institutions of accumulative pension provision; managers of construction financing funds / real estate funds; professional participants in capital markets (except banks), including the Central Securities Depository.

In the field of prevention and counteraction, the NSSMC has the following powers:

  1. to supervise in the field of prevention and counteraction of the activities of the relevant subjects of primary financial monitoring, in particular, by conducting scheduled and unscheduled inspections, including on-site inspections, in accordance with the procedure established by the NSSMC;
  2. take measures of influence provided by law and / or require the subjects of primary financial monitoring to comply with the requirements of the legislation in the field of prevention and counteraction in case of violations of the law;
  3. to create and ensure the functioning of an independent structural unit for regulation and supervision in the field of prevention and counteraction with the appropriate staff, whose employees will be able to perform their duties according to their business and moral qualities, educational, qualification and professional levels;
  4. carry out, taking into account the risk-oriented approach, regulation and supervision in the field of prevention and counteraction in order to determine the adequacy of measures taken by the subjects of primary financial monitoring to minimize risks during their activities, including identifying signs of inadequate risk management system ( the risk management system is considered inadequate, in particular, in the case of establishing the facts of repeated, large-scale financial transactions suspected of using the subject of primary financial monitoring to legalize (launder) proceeds of crime, terrorist financing, arms proliferation mass destruction or commission of another criminal offense). The fact that the risk management system of the relevant subject of primary financial monitoring does not belong shall be established in the presence of the features determined by the relevant subject of state financial monitoring in accordance with the procedure established by this subject of state financial monitoring;
  5. ensure the storage of information received from the subjects of primary and state financial monitoring, specially authorized and law enforcement agencies, in the manner prescribed by the relevant subjects of state financial monitoring;
  6. to check the availability of professional training of responsible employees and the organization of professional training of other employees of the subjects of primary financial monitoring involved in the implementation of primary financial monitoring;
  7. to receive in accordance with the procedure established by the NSSMC from the subjects of primary financial monitoring information, documents, copies of documents issued and certified by the subject of primary financial monitoring in accordance with the requirements of the NSSMC;
  8. submit to the statutory subjects of state financial monitoring, law enforcement and other state bodies the information obtained during the supervision in the field of prevention and counteraction, which may indicate signs of committing offenses;
  9. to inform the specially authorized body about the revealed violations of the legislation in the field of prevention and counteraction by the subjects of primary financial monitoring, as well as about the measures taken to the subjects of primary financial monitoring and / or their officials for the committed violations of the legislation in this field;
  10. annually, but not later than January 31 of the following year, provide the specially authorized body with generalized information on compliance by the subjects of primary financial monitoring, under which they perform the functions of state regulation and supervision, the requirements of legislation in the field of prevention and counteraction. violations and measures taken against the subjects of primary financial monitoring and / or their officials in order to eliminate them and / or prevent them from further activities;
  11. submit (if available) to the specially authorized body information, in particular:
  • documents necessary for the performance of the tasks assigned to it (except for information on the personal life of citizens), in the manner prescribed by law;
  • information on the termination of the activities of the subjects of primary financial monitoring, for which they perform the functions of state regulation and supervision, in accordance with the legislation;
  1. use the information of the specially authorized body on the signs of possible violation by the subjects of primary financial monitoring of the requirements of the legislation in the field of prevention and counteraction for carrying out the corresponding check;
  2. ensure the provision of methodological and other assistance to the subjects of primary financial monitoring in the field of prevention and counteraction (including providing recommendations and clarifications on the application of legislation in this area);
  3. define and develop a procedure for the application of appropriate precautionary measures against states (jurisdictions) that do not implement or improperly implement the recommendations of international, intergovernmental organizations involved in the fight against money laundering or terrorist financing or proliferation weapons of mass destruction, in particular with regard to:
  • increased attention when agreeing on the establishment of branches, representative offices or subsidiaries of primary financial monitoring;
  • warn the subjects of primary financial monitoring of the non-financial sector that transactions with individuals or legal entities, trusts or other legal entities in the respective state may be at risk of money laundering, terrorist financing or financing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction;
  • restriction of business relations or financial transactions with the relevant state or persons in such state, etc .;
  1. take measures in accordance with the law:
  • to verify the impeccable business reputation of persons who will carry out or manage, intend to acquire a significant share or are the ultimate beneficial owners of the subjects of primary financial monitoring;
  • to prevent the management of the subjects of primary financial monitoring of persons who have an outstanding or not removed in the manner prescribed by law conviction for mercenary criminal offenses or terrorism, as well as their accomplices in such criminal offenses,
  • to prevent capital of the relevant subjects of primary financial monitoring at the expense of funds, the sources of origin of which cannot be confirmed on the basis of official documents or their copies, certified in the prescribed manner;
  1. to coordinate with the specially authorized body the developed drafts of any normative-legal acts on the issues connected with the fulfillment of the requirements of this Law;
  2. to address inquiries to executive bodies, state registrars, law enforcement bodies, legal entities;
  3. to exchange information with limited access, subject to compliance with the requirements established by law for its protection;
  4. provide conditions for notifications by employees of the subjects of primary financial monitoring or any third parties about violations of the requirements of the legislation in the field of prevention and counteraction, in particular through special telephone lines, official websites, electronic means of communication.

In accordance with the Procedure for supervising compliance with the requirements of legislation on preventing and combating money laundering (laundering) of proceeds obtained by criminal means, financing of terrorism, and financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by entities subject to primary financial monitoring, whose activities are regulated and supervised by the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, approved by the Resolution No. 13/21/2796/K03 of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission dated 22 August 2025, registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 04 September 2025 under No. 1283/44689, the grounds for the Commission to conduct a scheduled inspection of an entity subject to primary financial monitoring for compliance with the requirements of legislation in the field of preventing and combating the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, financing of terrorism, and financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is its inclusion in the timetable for inspections of entities subject to primary financial monitoring for the relevant year.

Information regarding the list of ESPFM, whose inspections are included in the timetable, and changes to the approved timetable is published on the Commission’s official website.

According to the NSSMC Resolution No. 1067 dated 05 August 2022, “On the Specifics of Compliance with Certain Requirements of Financial Monitoring Legislation During Martial Law,” (as amended), the National Securities and Stock Market Commission suspends, for the duration of martial law, the conduct of on-site inspections (scheduled and unscheduled) provided for in the Procedure for supervising compliance with the requirements of legislation on preventing and combating the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, financing of terrorism, and financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by entities subject to primary financial monitoring, whose activities are regulated and supervised by the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, approved by the Resolution of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission dated 22 August 2025 No. 13/21/2796/K03, registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 04 September 2025 under No. 1283/44689 (hereinafter referred to as the Procedure No. 13/21/2796/K03).

The National Securities and Stock Market Commission conducts off-site supervision in the field of financial monitoring in accordance with the Procedure No. 13/21/2796/K03 for the duration of martial law.

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Іnformation of the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine on current indicators of risky financial transactions

During financial monitoring, entities subject to primary financial monitoring encounter issues related to the implementation of certain provisions of legislation in combating the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime or the financing of terrorism.

In accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Preventing and Combating the Legalization (Laundering) of Proceeds from Crime or the Financing of Terrorism,” the Commission provides methodological, technical, and other assistance to entities subject to primary financial monitoring.

In order to provide methodological assistance to ESPFMs and ensure their strict compliance with financial monitoring legislation, the Commission publishes explanations on the most problematic issues sent to the NSSMC.

Recommendations to entities subject to primary financial monitoring on the application of a risk-based approach

The Commission recommends that primary financial monitoring entities, whose activities are regulated and supervised by the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, assign a “high” risk level to the following clients:

    1. issuers of securities who have not submitted regular annual information to the Public Information Database of the NSSMC or to the database of a person engaged in the disclosure of regulated information on behalf of capital market participants and professional participants in organized commodity markets within the last two years;
    2. issuers of JII securities (in the case of public offering of securities) about which there is no information in the Public Information Database of the NSSMC or in the database of a person engaged in the disclosure of regulated information on behalf of capital market participants for the last two years;
    3. issuers whose securities are suspended from trading on any stock exchange, or whose entire securities issue is subject to a suspension of changes in the depository accounting system;
    4. issuers of securities regarding which information is available on the NSSMC official website about the preparation of a report on absence at the place of location;
    5. persons who perform legal transactions with securities of the issuers specified in paragraphs 1–4;
    6. citizens of the Russian Federation and/or the Republic of Belarus, and/or persons whose place of permanent residence (stay, registration) is the Russian Federation and/or the Republic of Belarus;
    7. legal entities that are residents of the Russian Federation and/or the Republic of Belarus;
    8. persons whose ultimate beneficial owners are the Russian Federation and/or the Republic of Belarus, and/or persons whose place of permanent residence (stay, registration) is the Russian Federation and/or the Republic of Belarus;
    9. persons whose founder (participant, shareholder) or owner is, directly or indirectly through other legal entities (trusts, other similar legal entities), the Russian Federation and/or the Republic of Belarus;
    10. persons who carry out financial transactions with securities of business entities registered in the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and the city of Sevastopol;
    11. persons who have an ultimate beneficial owner registered in the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and the city of Sevastopol, if such ultimate beneficial owner does not have a documented place of residence and/or temporary stay in Ukraine outside the above-mentioned temporarily occupied territories.

If entities subject to primary financial monitoring are unable to take appropriate measures to minimize risks associated with the above-mentioned customers, the Commission recommends that entities subject to primary financial monitoring comply with the requirements of the Law of Ukraine “On Preventing and Combating the Legalization (laundering) of Proceeds from Crime, Financing of Terrorism and Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction” in terms of classifying such clients as having an unacceptably high risk and, accordingly, refusing to establish (maintain) business relations or conduct financial transactions.

At the same time, these Recommendations are one of the elements aimed at eliminating the shortcomings identified in the Report on the Implementation of the National Risk Assessment for Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Ukraine and related to capital markets.

Recommendations for entities subject to primary financial monitoring (SPFMs) – whose activities are regulated and supervised by the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, regarding the risks of remote services

In accordance with subparagraph 4 of paragraph 2 of Chapter XVI “Ensuring the Disclosure of Financial Transactions” of the Regulations on the conduct of financial monitoring by entities subject to primary financial monitoring, whose activities are regulated and supervised by the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, approved by NSSMC Resolution No. 17 dated 11 March 2021, registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 19 April 2021 under No. 532/36154 (hereinafter – Regulation No. 176), measures aimed at detecting financial transactions subject to financial monitoring are determined by the Rules (chapter on the procedure for identifying financial transactions subject to financial monitoring) and, in particular, include the management of risks associated with the introduction or use of new and existing information products, business practices, or technologies, including those that enable financial transactions to be carried out without direct contact with the client.

Paragraph 25 of Part Two of Article 8 of the Law of Ukraine “On Preventing and Combating the Legalization (Laundering) of Proceeds from Crime, Financing of Terrorism, and Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction” stipulates that an entity subject to primary financial monitoring is obliged to manage risks associated with the introduction or use of new and existing information products, business practices, or technologies, including those that enable financial transactions without direct contact with the customer.

Also, according to the second paragraph of section 4 of Chapter IV of the Criteria for the risks of legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, financing of terrorism, and financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, approved by Order of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine No. 465 dated 28 December 2022, SPFMs must take into account the following risk criteria by type (kind) of service (product) and method of their provision (receipt) when assessing risks using a risk-based approach, such as the provision of remote services, in particular, in the case of regular (determined by an SPFM independently in internal documents, taking into account the specifics of the client’s activities) receipt of remote services by a client, if the SPFM suspects that such transactions may be related to the legalization (laundering) of proceeds obtained by criminal means, the financing of terrorism, and the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

The newest financial instruments allow financial institutions to provide convenient, fast, and high-quality services to their customers at a low cost.

At the same time, despite the significant advantages of such resources, the use of technologies by financial institutions that allow them to provide services remotely, in particular without direct contact with the client, may carry significant risks of being used for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes.

The Regulation No. 176 covers new tools and ways to identify and verify people remotely, depending on the model and channels you choose to reach customers from your client base.

Thus, entities subject to primary financial monitoring have the option to choose between:

  • comprehensive remote identification and verification models;
  • simplified models with certain limits on transaction volumes.

Comprehensive remote identification and verification models, which will not be subject to limits, include:

  • verification of the client’s identification data using the National Bank’s BankID System and a qualified electronic signature (hereinafter referred to as QES);
  • conducting video verification, namely, communication between the client and an employee of the entity subject to primary financial monitoring for identification purposes via video broadcast;
  • obtaining an electronic copy of an e-passport/e-passport for travel abroad/e-permanent residence permit/e-temporary residence permit, generated by the Dіia Portal;
  • taking a photo of the person being verified with their own identification document when establishing business relations with non-residents.

In addition to comprehensive verification models, entities subject to primary financial monitoring, whose activities are regulated and supervised by the NSSMC, will be able to offer their clients simplified verification mechanisms. These are simpler in terms of the process structure for SPFMs. These models are also more accessible to certain segments of the population who, for example, do not have a high-quality internet connection or a QES or access to the NBU’s BankID.

The arsenal of simplified mechanisms for verifying customer identification data includes:

verification using an QES;

verification using the NBU’s BankID System;

making a payment of a symbolic amount of UAH 1 to the SPFM account, provided that such a transfer is accompanied by the payer’s details (at least their surname and initials);

remote reading by the customer of data from a contactless electronic storage device implanted in an ID card using a smartphone’s NFC module.

Also, when using some simplified mechanisms, it will be necessary to photograph the customer using the liveness detection method and with their own identification document.

The Regulation No. 176 establishes limits for the simplified customer verification models, specifically:

the risk of business relations with the customer (a financial transaction without establishing business relations) is low;

the total amount of financial transactions does not exceed UAH 400,000 per year (equivalent);

financial transactions are carried out exclusively in non-cash form.

Considering the aforementioned, entities subject to primary financial monitoring, which are professional participants in organized commodity markets; accumulative pension institutions; managers of construction financing funds/real estate transaction funds; professional participants in capital markets (except banks), are required to take measures to limit the risk of remote services provision being used for the purpose of legalizing (laundering) proceeds of crime or financing terrorism, in particular:

ensure management of risks of legalization of criminal proceeds/terrorist financing;

set out in internal documents the specifics of conducting analysis to identify financial transactions subject to financial monitoring, carried out using new and existing information products, business practices, or technologies, including those that enable financial transactions to be carried out without direct contact with the customer (if any);

identify and register financial transactions that are subject to financial monitoring or for which there are reasonable grounds to suspect that they are related to, concern, or are intended for the financing of terrorism or the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction;

take measures to ensure the authentication of the person initiating a financial transaction using modernized and reliable systems.

 

International Agencies on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing

Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG)

The Eurasian group on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism (EAG) is a FATF-style regional body which comprises 9 countries: Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. EAG is an associate member of the FATF.

12 more states and 17 international and regional organizations have observer status within the EAG.

EAG’s activities aim at assisting the countries of the region in establishing the appropriate legal and institutional frameworks for combating money laundering and financing of terrorism according to the FATF standards.

As part of this effort, EAG conducts mutual evaluations of the national AML/CFT (anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism) systems of its countries based on the FATF methodology, explores the typology of money laundering and terrorism financing, and implements technical assistance programs for the Group member states, including staff trainings.

Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units

In 1995, a group of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) met at the Egmont-Arenberg Palace in Brussels and decided to establish an informal network of FIUs for the stimulation of international cooperation. Currently it is known as the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units. Its FIUs regularly meet to seek ways of cooperation, in particular in terms of information exchange, training and sharing of expertise.

The objectives of the Egmont Group are to hold meetings for FIUs from around the world in order to enhance cooperation on the anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism and facilitate the implementation of national programs in this area. This includes the following:

  • Expansion and systematization of international cooperation on mutual information exchange;
  • FIUs’ efficiency improvement by offering training and facilitation of staff exchange in order to improve the experience and capabilities of the FIU staff;
  • Improvement of quality and safety of communication between the FIUs through the use of technologies such as the Egmont Secure Website;
  • Better coordination and assistance between the operating divisions of the member FIUs;
  • Improvement of operational autonomy of the FIUs; and
  • Promotion of formation of FIUs in jurisdictions with existing or emerging AML/CFT programs.

Egmont Group Structure and Organization

The operational structure of the Egmont Group consists of the heads of the FIUs, Egmont Committee, Working Groups, and Egmont Group Secretariat.

Heads of the FIUs

The HoFIUs comprise the Egmont Group’s governing body; making decisions on any matters that affect the Group’s membership, structure, budget and principles. The HoFIUs reach decisions by consensus.

Egmont Committee

The Egmont Committee serves as the consultation and coordination mechanism for the HoFIUs and the Working Groups. Its primary functions include assisting the Egmont Group in a range of activities, from internal coordination and administration, to representation in the international arena. It also oversees the work of the Egmont Group Secretariat. The Egmont Committee is comprised of permanent and regional members. The Egmont Committee is currently made up of the Chair of the Egmont Group, two Vice-Chairs, the Chairs of the five working groups, regional representatives from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas and Oceania, a representative of the Financial Crime Investigation Network (FinCEN, the U.S.), a representative of the host of the Egmont Secure Website, and the Executive Secretary of the Egmont Group.

Working Groups

In order to accomplish its mission of development, cooperation, and sharing of expertise, the Egmont Group created five working groups. The working groups meet periodically and report to the HoFIUs about their activities. The working groups and their functions are as follows:

  • Legal Working Group is responsible for considering potential member candidacies and managing all legal aspects and key issues within the Egmont Group, including cooperation between FIUs.
  • Working Group for New Members Attraction is responsible for the creation of a global FIU network by identifying FIU candidates for joining and cooperating with the Egmont Group to ensure that they meet the Egmont Group standards.
  • Training Working Group is responsible for establishing needs in trainings and opportunities for FIUs and their employees, as well as conducting training workshops for the Egmont Group members and non-member jurisdictions.
  • Operational Working Group is responsible for integrating the FIUs in developing typologies and long-term strategic, analytical projects.
  • IT Working Group is responsible for providing consultations and technical assistance to new or existing FIUs on development, improvement or modernization of their IT systems, as well as exploring the use of new software that may facilitate analytical work.

Egmont Group Secretariat
The Egmont Group Secretariat (EGS) was established in July 2007 and is based in Toronto, Canada. The Secretariat provides administrative and other support to the general activities of HoFIUs, the Egmont Committee, and Working Groups. The EGS is headed by the Executive Secretary whose appointment is endorsed by the HoFIUs, and reports directly to them through the Egmont Committee.

Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL)

The Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) was established in 1997 and its functioning was regulated by the general provisions of Resolution Res(2005)47 on committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods.
At their meeting on 13 October 2010, the Committee of Ministers adopted the Resolution CM/Res(2010)12 on the Statute of the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL). The statute elevates MONEYVAL as from 1 January 2011 to an independent monitoring mechanism within the Council of Europe answerable directly to the Committee of Ministers.

MONEYVAL Committee Objectives

The objectives of the MONEYVAL Committee are to ensure that its member countries have effective AML/CFT systems and comply with the relevant international standards.

Such standards are those set forth in the FATF Recommendations, the Special Recommendations on Terrorism Financing, including in the UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (1988), the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the UN Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (1999), Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorism financing and other implementing measures (26 October 2005), and the Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime (1990), entered into within the framework of the Council of Europe.

The MONEYVAL Committee evaluates the compliance of its member countries with all international standards in the legal, financial and law enforcement sectors by providing expert review in the course of mutual evaluations.

The Committee’s reports contain very detailed recommendations on how to improve the efficiency of the national AML/CFT regimes and the country’s ability to engage in international cooperation in this area. The MONEYVAL Committee also conducts typology research on methods, schemes and trends in money laundering and terrorism financing.

MONEYVAL Committee Structure

The Committee elects a chairman and a vice-chairman for a period of two years, as well as three other persons who comprise the Bureau. The Bureau makes preparations for the Committee’s work. The Committee’s activities are supported by the Secretariat provided for by the Council of Europe.

MONEYVAL Committee Members and Observers

The MONEYVAL Committee Statute states that the Committee should consist of representatives who are well-informed of their national AML/CFT regimes.
Currently the MONEYVAL Committee has 30 members who are subject to its evaluation procedure. In addition, the FATF appoints two delegations of two FATF member countries with one representative from each delegation with the renewable term of office for two years.
In addition, the below authorities, countries and organizations, which are authorized to nominate a representative to the Committee, have the MONEYVAL Committee observer status:

  • Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Council of Europe Development Bank, European Committee on Crime Problems, Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and Financing of Terrorism (CETS 198);
  • European Commission, and General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union;
  • Countries with the Council of Europe observer status (Canada, Japan, Mexico, USA).

International organizations and institutions:

  • Secretariat of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (FATF);
  • International Police;
  • Commonwealth Secretariat;
  • IMF;
  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime;
  • United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee;
  • World Bank;
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;
  • Group of International Finance Centre Supervisors (formerly known as the Offshore Group of Banking Supervisors);
  • Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units;
  • Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism;
  • Other FATF regional organizations that are or will be FATF associate members on a reciprocal basis (currently only the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering);
  • Other FATF members.

Cooperation with Other Bodies

MONEYVAL closely works with the below organizations:

  • FATF: MONEYVAL is a FATF observer that has been its associate member since June 2006. MONEYVAL benefits from its new status: for example, many countries can actively participate in the FATF meetings on the Council of Europe / MONEYVAL delegation.
  • International Monetary Fund and World Bank: Common methodology enables joint recognition of evaluations thereby avoiding duplication of evaluations in the same countries and overwork of national authorities on these tasks; other institutions, where MONEYVAL has the observer status (e.g. the Eurasian Group, established in 2004).

Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 by the Ministers of its Member jurisdictions. The objectives of the FATF are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorism financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system. The FATF is therefore a “policy-making body” which works to generate the necessary political will to bring about national legislative and regulatory reforms in these areas.

The FATF has developed a series of Recommendations that are recognized as the international standard for combating money laundering and financing of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. They form the basis for a coordinated response to the threats to the financial system integrity and help to ensure a level playing field. First issued in 1990, the FATF Recommendations were revised in 1996, 2001, 2003, and most recently in 2012 to ensure that they remain up to date and relevant, and they are intended to be of universal application.

The FATF monitors the progress of its members in implementing necessary measures, reviews money laundering and terrorism financing techniques and counter-measures, and promotes the adoption and implementation of appropriate measures globally. In collaboration with other international stakeholders, the FATF works to identify national-level vulnerabilities with the aim of protecting the international financial system from misuse.

The FATF’s decision making body, the FATF Plenary, meets three times per year.

Recommendations for the Reporting Entities regarding the Risks Related to Financing Separatist or Terrorist Measures in the Territory of Ukraine

Due to the difficult situation in the eastern regions of Ukraine resulted in the seizure of hostages, civilian and military objects, aggravation of the social and political state and human losses, the pressing issue is to deprive persons connected with terrorist or separatist activities of financing sources.
According to Article 6 of the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention and Counteraction to Legalization (Laundering) of the Proceeds from Crime or Terrorism Financing” (hereinafter referred to as the Law), the reporting entity (hereinafter referred to as the entity) shall:

  • Detect financial transactions that show sufficient grounds to suspect that they are related to, connected with or aimed at financing terrorism, and on the day of detection or attempted execution, inform the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine and law-enforcement bodies specified by law, in particular, the Security Service of Ukraine thereof;
  • Classify their clients, taking into account the risk criteria defined by the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine and the authorities that regulate and oversee their activities when processing financial transactions that may be related to legalization (laundering) of the proceeds from crime or terrorism financing, and take precautionary measures against clients, whose activities indicate the increased risk.

In view of the aforesaid, when establishing business relationships, the entity shall determine the client risk level under the relevant criteria, in particular, type of client, geographical location of the registration country or institution through which it transfers/receives assets, and type of goods or services.
The high risk level is assigned to clients included in the List of persons related to the terrorist activities or imposed international sanctions, generated by the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine, and to clients that show sufficient grounds to suspect that they are involved in or related to terrorism financing.
Special attention shall be paid to the following clients:

  • Non-profit or charitable organizations (other than charitable organizations operating under the auspices of international organizations);
  • Public figures or related persons, including those with the wide range of powers in Ukraine;
  • Residents of the country that supports terrorist activities;
  • Leaders or founders of public or religious organizations, charitable foundations, foreign NGOs, affiliates or missions thereof that operate in the territory of Ukraine;
  • Those whose activities involve big cash turnovers;
  • Those that conduct transactions with funds or other property exclusively through a proxy;
  • Those that make payments for transactions via Internet technologies, electronic payment systems, money transfer systems or other alternative remote systems that make it impossible to fully identify the sender/recipient of funds;
  • Those that provide the entity with no additional details specified in the entity’s relevant by-laws;
  • Those that raise doubts regarding the authenticity of the documents submitted or identification data previously provided.

According to Article 9 of the Law, in respect of such persons, the entity shall:

  • Conduct in-depth identification and verify its identity, including owners;
  • Collect information in order to get insight into the client’s activities, nature and level of its operations;
  • Establish the core, nature and purpose of business relationships and, in case of suspicion, intensify the monitoring of the client’s transactions.

In view of the aforesaid, we consider it necessary for the entities to use the following criteria for the following payments from/to the client:

  • Made to Ukrainian banks from the country that supports international terrorist activities;
  • Made via the payment systems of the country that supports international terrorist activities;
  • Made in the currency of the country that supports international terrorist activity;
  • Made by NGOs of radical or other direction;
  • Made by individuals who are citizens of the country that supports international terrorist activity;
  • Made by legal entities registered in the territory of the country that supports international terrorist activities, or whose founders/participants or governing body members are citizens of the country that supports international terrorist activity.

In order to establish countries that support international terrorist activities, the entities may use any official means of information (including web-sites) of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the National Bank of Ukraine, other government agencies, as well as international and inter-governmental organizations involved in combating money laundering or terrorism financing.
In view of the aforesaid, after processing transactions with the above features, the entity shall conduct the analysis and decide whether to send information on them to the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine (Article 6 of the Law).
When analyzing financial transactions for the availability of suspicions that they are related to, connected with or aimed at financing terrorism, the entities shall clearly understand that terrorism financing may be carried out by terrorist organizations pretended to be official legal entities, a through the use of official legal entities as terrorism financing channels.
Thus, in order to reduce the entities’ risks of being used by criminals for terrorism financing, we recommend that the entities use the right to refuse to process a financial transaction in case if the financial transaction contains features of that being subject to financial monitoring under the Law, including those in respect of which there is a suspicion that they are related to, connected with or aimed at financing terrorism, and notify the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine within one working day, but not later than the next working day after the refusal (Article 10 of the Law).
In order to reduce the risks of financing separatist or terrorist activities in the territory of Ukraine, the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine also recommends that the entities suspend financial transactions conducted by the persons on the List of individuals from Ukraine and the countries that support international terrorist activities in relation to the application of economic sanctions to such individuals, and notify the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine thereof (Article 17 of the Law).
Please follow this link to read the list of persons subject to sanctions by the Council of the European Union and the United States of America (including OFAC):

http://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/prgrmlst.txt
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Pages/ukraine.aspx
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014D0238&rid=1
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2014:078:0006:0015:EN:PDF
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014D0151&rid=4
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014R0433&rid=1
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32014R0477&from=EN
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:JOL_2014_160_R_0004&from=EN
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/31cfr589.pdf
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20140716.aspx

On October 8, 2020, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the US Department of the Treasury  imposed blocking sanctions against 18 major Iranian banks. You can find the list of identifiers of sanctioned persons at this Link.

In accordance with part fifteen of Article 18 of the Law of Ukraine On Prevention and Counteraction to Legalization (Laundering) of the Proceeds of Crime, Terrorist Financing and Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, the subjects of state financial monitoring provide conditions for employees of primary financial monitoring entities or any third parties to report violations of the requirements of the legislation in the field of prevention and counteraction, in particular through special telephone lines, official websites, electronic means.

Therefore, if you become aware of violations of the requirements of the legislation in the field of prevention and counteraction by the subjects of primary financial monitoring or any third parties, if you have a reasonable belief that the information is reliable, you can report the facts.

The notification may be sent by e-mail to: [email protected] with a scanned signature or by mail to: 8, Knyaziv Ostrozkykh Str., office 30, Kyiv, 01010.

ATTENTION! Notifications are subject to consideration if they contain

  1. Surname, name and patronymic of the applicant; position (if the applicant works for the subject of initial financial monitoring).
  2. Contact details of the applicant:

2.1. Postal address

2.2. E-mail address

2.3. Contact telephone number

  1. The PFMS in respect of which the notification is made:

3.1. Name

3.2. Identification code of the legal entity

  1. Information on the facts of the violation of the requirements of the legislation in the field of prevention and counteraction, which can be verified.
  2. Attaching files to the report as evidence*.

Allowed file types: jpg jpeg png pdf doc docx odt ppt pptx odp xls xlsx ods zip

* Notifications sent to the NSSMC’s secure e-mail are sent with a signature in scanned form.

Subjects of state financial monitoring are prohibited from disclosing to any third parties information about the persons who made such notifications, except in cases established by law.

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