The 36 members of the Financial Action Task Group (FATF) and representatives from the FATF Style Regional Bodies met in Paris, under the presidency of Mr. Bjorn S. Aamo of Norway, for the first Plenary under the Norwegian Presidency.

Mr. Bjorn S. Aamo, incoming President of the FATF (July 2012 - June 2013) presents his objectives for the coming year.

The Follow-up Report for the Third Mutual Evaluation of Norway. The FATF recognizes that Norway has made significant progress and that Norway should henceforward report on a biennial basis on the actions it will take in the AML/CFT area.

The report describes and analyses the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) laws, regulations and other measures that have been put in place by Norway. This assessment is based on the 40+9 Recommendations and ratings of compliance have been made according to the four levels of compliance mentioned in the 2004 Methodology.