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Version date: 16 November 2023 - onwards
Version 9 of 9

Interpretive Note to Recommendation 19 (Higher-risk countries)

1. The enhanced due diligence measures that could be undertaken by financial institutions include those measures set out in paragraph 20 of the Interpretive Note to Recommendation 10, and any other measures that have a similar effect in mitigating risks.

2. Examples of the countermeasures that could be undertaken by countries include the following, and any other measures that have a similar effect in mitigating risks:

(a) Requiring financial institutions to apply specific elements of enhanced due diligence.

(b) Introducing enhanced relevant reporting mechanisms or systematic reporting of financial transactions.

(c) Refusing the establishment of subsidiaries or branches or representative offices of financial institutions from the country concerned, or otherwise taking into account the fact that the relevant financial institution is from a country that does not have adequate AML/CFT systems.