HM Treasury has issued a list of jurisdictions outside of the EEA which are considered to have equivalent anti-money laundering legislation to the third European directive.
This list will be useful to Firms applying the simplified due diligence and reliance provisions under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007.
The jurisdictions on the list are:
- Argentina
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Mexico
- New Zealand
- Russian Federation
- Singapore
- Switzerland
- South Africa
- United States
Further details may be found at
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/documents/financial_services/money/fin_crime_equivalence.cfm
