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Council ofMi"islus Regulation 11'0./7111009 COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGULATION TO

PROVIDE FOR THE E$TABLlSHIlfENTOF THE FINANCIAL INTELLEGENCE CEl,,'TER

This Regulation is issued by the Couneil of M,"ist~rs

pursuant to Articles S and 34 of the Definition of Po,,"cr

and Duties of the Ex~cuti\'e Orgall5 of th<.: Federal

Democratic Repubhc of Ethiopia Proclamalion No,

47112005 (as amended by Proclamation No. 60312(08)

and Artlde 21(1) of the Prevention and Suppression of

Money Laundering and the Financing of TerrOrISm

f>roclamatioll No. 657/2009.

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This Regulation m;ty be eited as the "" inancial

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1'o1III'51C1"S Regulation No. 17112009"

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2. The Center shall be accountable to the Prime

Minister.

4. Head Office

The Center shall have its head office in Addis

Ababa and may have branch offices elsewhere as

may be necessary.

5. Objectives

The Center shall have the objectives to coordinate

the various institutions involved in the fight against

money laundering'and the financing of terrorism, to

organize and analyze the information it receives and

to perform other related tasks to enable the

implementation of the Proclamation.

6. Powers and Duties of the Center

7.

The Center shall have the powers and duties to:

.1. exercise the powers and duties vested in it

under Article 21 (2) of the Proclamation;

2. own property, enter into contracts, sue and be

sued in its own name;

3. carry out other lawful activities necessary for

the attainment of its objectives.

Ora:;anization of the Center

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members: The Director General of the Center

shall be a permanent member of the Board .

The Chairperson of the Board and the

remaining five members shall be appointed

by the Government. The amount of allowance to be paid to the members of the Board shall be determined by

the Government.

Powers and Dutjes of the Board

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1. exercise the powers and duties of the Center

referred to in sub-article (1) of Article 6 of

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Meetings and Procedures of the Board

I. The Board shall meet for the discharge of its

functions as often as business requires;

provided however, that it shall meet not less

than once in three months.

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procedures of meetings; b) may request advice and assistance from

such persons as it considers necessary to assist it to perform its functions; and

c) may appoint committees from its members to assist it in the performance of its functions.

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the members of the Board are present at any . . meeting, and any decision or action shall be

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c) prepare, and submit to the Board, the

annual work plan and budget of the

Center and implement same upon

approval;

d) submit performance and financial reports

of the Center to the Board;

e) represent the Center in its dealings with

third parties;

f) delegate part of his powers and duties to

the employees of the Center to the extent

necessary for the effectiveness and

efficiency of the Center;

g) keep the Board informed of any matter

that .could materially affect public policy

or the strategic direction of the Center;

h) perform any other tasks as may be

assigned by the Board.

Reporting 1. The Center shall prepare and make available to

the public an annual report that shall at least include the following information, not otherwise confidential: a) statistical data such as the number of

reports received pursuant to the Proclamation, the number of referrals made to law enforcement bodies, the number and prosecutions based on those referrals, and the number of international requests for assistance; and

b) any other information mandated by the Board to be included in the Annual Report.

2. The Center shall transmit information on

common and emerging typologies of money

laundering and the financing of terrorism as

a mechanism to provide guidance to the

accountable persons on suspicious

transactions.

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The budget of the Center shall be allocated by the

Government.

Books of Accounts 1. The Center shall keep accurate and complete

books of accounts. 2. The books of accounts and financial

documents of the Center shall be audited annually by the Federal Auditor General or by an auditor appointed by the Auditor General.

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IS. Rctation " -jth the National Bank or EthioJ)ia

In rdation 10 issues provided in Ihe Proclamation

regarding financial institutions. the Center shall

act in consu ltation with the National Bank of

Ethiopia .

n. 1,10= \'''1'rSot 111. 16. Effective Date

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This Regu lation shall enter into force as of the 4'"

day of December 2009.

Done at Addis Ababa, this 12" day of Fcbruary 20)0.

M£L£S ZENA WI

PRIME MINISTER Of' THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ET1If0P/A