1. Countries should establish appropriate inter-agency frameworks for co-operation and co-ordination with respect to combating money laundering, terrorist financing and the financing of proliferation. These may be a single framework or different frameworks for ML, TF and PF respectively.

2. Such frameworks should be led by one or more designated authorities, or another mechanism that is responsible for setting national policies and ensuring co-operation and co-ordination among all the relevant agencies.

3. Inter-agency frameworks should include the authorities relevant to combating ML, TF and PF. Depending on the national organisation of functions, authorities relevant to such frameworks could include:

a) The competent central government departments (e.g. finance, trade and commerce, home, justice and foreign affairs);

b) Law enforcement, asset recovery and prosecution authorities;

c) Financial intelligence unit;

d) Security and Intelligence agencies;

e) Customs and border authorities;

f) Supervisors and self-regulatory bodies;

g) Tax authorities;

h) Import and export control authorities;