A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 21, dated 19-9-2011 — Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Standards — Money changing activities.

1. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has issued a Statement on June 24, 2011 calling its members and other jurisdictions to apply counter-measures to protect the international financial system from the ongoing and substantial money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/FT) risks emanating from Iran and Democratic People’s Republic Korea (DPRK). However, Authorised Persons are not precluded from entering into legitimate trade and business transactions with Iran.

2. FATF has also identified the following countries — Bolivia, Cuba, Ethiopia, Kenya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Syria and Turkey — as jurisdictions with strategic AML/CFT deficiencies that have not made sufficient progress in addressing the deficiencies or have not committed to an action plan developed with the FATF to address the deficiencies and calls on its members to consider the risks arising from the deficiencies associated with each jurisdiction. Authorised Persons are advised to take into account risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of these countries, while entering into business relationships and transactions with persons (including legal persons and other financial institutions) from or in these countries/jurisdictions.