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EU Anti-Money Laundering Event
European Parliament (Room A3h-1), Brussels, Thursday, 14 June 2007
MORNING: AME meeting (AME members only)
June 14 2007 Money Laundering Event - Press Release FINAL
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MORNING: AME meeting (AME members only)
| Time |
Meeting |
Detail |
| 9.30 |
Fiona Murray, Schuman Associates, AME Secretariat |
Introduction and welcome, preparation for meetings with EU officials |
| 10.00 |
Mr. Mariano Fernandez Salas, European Commission,
DG Internal Market
Mr. Sebastiano Tiné, DG Justice, Liberty and Security
CONFIRMED |
Mr.Fernandez Salas and Mr. Tiné manage the Commission’s work on implementation of
the Fraud Prevention Action Plan and the Fraud Prevention Expert Group (FPEG). They
will provide an overview of the Commission’s work on the Action Plan and current
focus of FPEG. |
| 11.00 |
Coffee break |
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| 11.15 |
New AME members :
Mr. Fernando de la Puente Alfaro Land Registry of
Spain (Colegio de Registradores de la Propiedad,
Mercantiles y Bienes Muebles de Espaňa)
CONFIRMED |
Mr. de la Puente is Director of International Relations at the Land Registry of Spain. He
will do a short presentation introducing the Land Registry as a ne AME Member, its
work generally and specific interest in EU and global AML issues. |
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Ms. Sally Scutt, British Bankers Association (BBA)
CONFIRMED |
Ms Scutt is Deputy Chief Executive and head of Financial Crime at the BBA . She will
do a brief presentation introducing the BBA as a new AME Member, its work generally
and specific interest in EU and global AML issues. |
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Mr. Cristian Petre, Danila Petre & Associates, Romania
CONFIRMED |
Mr. Petre is a Senior Partner with the law firm Danila Petre. He will say a few words
about Danila Petre, their interest in EU AML issues and in joining AME. |
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Mr. Leon Thomas, European Gaming and Betting
Association (EGBA)
TBC |
Mr. Thomas is Chair of EGBA’s Committee on Standards and Compliance. He will
introduce EGBA as a new AME member and address EGBA’s interest and concerns on
EU AML compliance |
| 11.45 |
Mr. Kevin Vandergrift, Financial Action Task Force
(FATF) Secretariat, Paris
CONFIRMED |
Mr. Vandergrift is an Administrator in the FATF Secretariat based in Paris. His
responsibilities include co-ordinating outreach to the private sector. He will do a
presentation on FATF’s outreach programme to the financial services and other sectors. |
AFTERNOON: Roundtable on “Implementation of the EU Money Laundering Directives: key issues and concerns”
Chair: Peter Skinner, MEP
| Time |
Meeting |
Detail |
| 12.30 - 1.30 |
Lunch and refreshments
sponsored by STEP |
Introduction and welcome, informal exchange |
| 1.30 |
Introduction by
Peter Skinner, Member of the European Parliament |
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| 1.40-2.00 |
Overview of City of London research paper on money
laundering, by Jane Welch, British Institute of
International and Comparative Law (BIICL) |
Review of the implementation of the Second Money Laundering Directive |
| Discussion of specific issues concerning implementation of the Third MLD: |
| 2.00 - 3.00 |
Part I – Competition and Cross-border Issues
Chair: Des Hudson, Chief Executive, Law Society of
England and Wales
Speakers: Toby Graham Solicitor, Society of Trusts
and Estate Practitioners (STEP); Des Hudson, Law
Society, Emma Oettinger, AML policy advisor, UK
Law Society |
- Beneficial ownership (Speakers: Toby Graham, Des Hudson)
- Article 15 on reliance (Speakers: Emma Oettinger)
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| 3.00 - 3.15 |
Coffee Break |
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| 3.15 - 4.15 |
Part II – Implementation and Proportionality Issues
Chair: Jane Welch, BIICL on behalf of the City of
London Corporation
Speakers: Jane Welch, BIICL;
Robin Booth, Law Society; Sally Scutt, BBA |
- Advocating a considered approach to implementation.
- Co-operation or coercion - achieving proportionate and effective
implementation of AML measures (Speakers: Robin Booth)
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| 4.15 - 4.30 |
Roundup/conclusions : David Harvey, Chief Executive
of STEP, on behalf of AME |
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| 4.30 |
Closing comments by
Peter Skinner, Member of the European Parliament |
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