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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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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
The Center shall have: ..... '-\ .," Jot .. t . 1. a Board of Directors;
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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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regulatory and policy reforms with regard to
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organizational structure and manning of the
Center; and submit for government approval
the staff regulations of the Center prepared on
the basis of the basic principles of the civil
service laws. • I
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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The Board: a) shall determine its own rules of
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.
T . er~ ~hal1 be:(, qm>rum where a majority of
the members of the Board are present at any . . meeting, and any decision or action shall be
appro~ed by a majority of those present at the
meeting.
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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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In rdation 10 issues provided in Ihe Proclamation
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act in consu ltation with the National Bank of
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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