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FATF Plenary meetings - Chairman's Summaries

Norwegian Presidency - Bjørn Skogstad Aamo: June 2012 - July 2013

Paris, 20-22 February 2013

  • The FATF Plenary adopted the Methodology for Assessing Technical Compliance with the FATF Recommendations and the effectiveness of AML/CFT systems; Guidance on AML/CFT measures and financial inclusion and Guidance on conducting National Risk Assessment. The FATF also issued a statement on Turkey, and an update on AML/CFT Improvements in Ghana and Venezuela. 

Paris 17-19 October 2012

  • The FATF Plenary issued a statement concerning Turkey, reviewed the voluntary tax compliance programmes in Curaçao and published the follow-up report to the mutual evaluation report of Hong Kong, China. The Plenary also revised two Best Practices Papers and the Reference Guide and Information Note on the use of the FATF Recommendations to support the fight against Corruption.

Italian Presidency - Giancarlo Del Bufalo: July 2011 - June 2012

Rome, 20-22 June 2012

  • The FATF received an update on progress made by Argentina and Turkmenistan, issued a statement on Turkey, reviewed the voluntary tax compliance programmes in Spain, Pakistan and Curaçao and published three reports which outline new methods and trends in money laundering and terrorist financing.  

Paris, 15-17 February 2012

  • FATF approved the new FATF Recommendations, issued statements concerning Argentina, Honduras and Paraguay, approved the follow-up report to the mutual evaluation of China and welcomed the Groupe d'Action Contre le Blanchiment d'Argent en Afrique Centrale (GABAC) as an observer.

Paris, 27-28 October 2011

  • FATF issued statements concerning Argentina, Bangladesh and Ukraine and approved the follow-up report to the mutual evaluation of Greece.

See also: 
FATF Annual Report 2011-2012  

Mexican Presidency - Luis Urrutia Corral: July 2010 - June 2011

Mexico, 22-24 June 2011, joint FATF-GAFISUD Plenary

  • FATF issued a statement on the progress made by Argentina, and the mutual evaluation reports for the State of Kuwait and the Sultanate of Oman were adopted

Paris, 23-25 February 2011

  • The mutual evaluations of France and the Netherlands were approved.

Paris, 20-22 October 2010

  • FATF approved the mutual evaluation of Argentina, as well as follow-up reports of the Kingdom of Denmark, Spain and Sweden. The FATF Plenary also provided an update on AML/CFT improvements in Qatar and Azerbaijan

see also: 
Annual Report 2010-2011

Dutch Presidency - Paul Vlaanderen: July 2009 - June 2010

Amsterdam, 23-25 June 2010
  • India became a full member of the FATF and the mutual evaluations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, India and Brazil were approved.
Abu Dhabi, 17-19 February 2010, joint FATF-MENAFATF Plenary
  • FATF approved the mutual evaluations of Germany and Luxembourg.

see also: 
Annual Report 2009-2010