| Time |
Meeting |
Detail |
| 09.30 |
AME members, AME Secretariat (Schuman Associates) |
Introduction, preparation for meetings with EU officials |
| 10.15 |
Mr. Philippe Pellé
CONFIRMED |
Mr. Pellé is the Deputy Head of Unit responsible for Company Law, Corporate Governance and Financial Crime in the European Commission’s Directorate General for the Internal Market (DG MARKT). The meeting will focus on implementing measures with regard to the Third Money Laundering Directive (MLD) and the various impact assessments regarding the Second MLD. |
| 12.00 |
Mr. Nicholas Kaye
CONFIRMED |
Mr. Kaye is the main Administrator in the European Commission’s DG for Justice, Freedom and Security dealing with financial crime. The meeting will focus mainly on progress on the relevant ‘Hague Programme’ initiatives, including a planned Recommendation for an MOU on feedback from FIUs to reporting bodies on STRs, and a draft Code of Conduct to prevent the use of the non-profit sector for terrorist financing. |
| 13.15 |
AME members, AME Secretariat |
Lunch and discussion on AME developments and future initiatives |
| 14.30 |
Mr. Gary Roberts
Ms. Iris Leixner
CONFIRMED |
Mr. Roberts is Financial Services Attaché in the UK Permanent Representation to the EU. He will briefly discuss the UK Council Presidency (second half of 2005) focus on EU AML issues (2nd and 3rd MLDs).
Ms Leixner is the Financial Services Attaché in the Austrian Permanent Representation to the EU. She will discuss the Austrian Council Presidency (first half of 2006) priorities in financial crime (specifically the draft Regulation on Funds Transfers). |
| 15.30 – 16.00 |
AME Members, AME Secretariat |
Presentation by new AME members (CIMA, Neteller), debriefing, way forward |
| 1 Nearest metro ‘Trone/Troon’, 7 minutes direct line from Midi (Eurostar) station; approx. 10-15 minutes by taxi (depending on traffic) |
