Regulations Governing Anti-money Laundering of Agricultural Financial Institutions Article 10

When conducting CDD, an agricultural financial institution should adopt appropriate risk management mechanisms to determine whether a customer or beneficial owner or senior managerial officer of a customer is a person who is or has been entrusted with a prominent function by a R.O.C. government, a foreign government or an international organization (referred to as politically exposed persons (PEPs) hereunder) and observe the following provisions:1. For a customer or beneficial owner determined to be a current PEP of a foreign government, an agricultural financial institution shall treat the customer directly as a high-risk customer, and adopt enhanced CDD measures under Subparagraph 1 of Article 6 herein.2. For a customer or beneficial owner determined to be a current PEP of a R.O.C. government or an international organization, an agricultural financial institution shall assess risks when establishing business relationship with the person and conduct annual review thereafter. In case of higher risk business relationship with such customers, the institution shall adopt enhanced CDD measures under Subparagraph 1 of Article 6 herein.3. For a senior managerial officer of a customer determined to be a current PEP of a R.O.C. government, a foreign government or an international organization, an agricultural financial institution shall determine whether to apply the enhanced CDD measures under Subparagraph 1 of Article 6 by considering the level of influence the officer has on the customer.4. For former PEPs of R.O.C. or foreign governments or international organizations, an agricultural financial institution shall the level of influence that the individual could still exercise by considering relevant risk factors and determine whether to apply the provisions of the preceding three Subparagraphs based on the RBA.5. The preceding four Subparagraphs apply to family members and close associates of PEPs. The scope of family members and close associates mentioned above will be determined in a manner stipulated in the latter section of Paragraph 4, Article 7 of the Act.Provisions of the preceding Paragraph do not apply when the beneficial owner or senior managerial officer of a customer specified under sub-items (1) ~ (3) and (8) of Item C, Subparagraph 6, Article 3 herein is a PEP.
中文原文 農業金融機構防制洗錢辦法第10條
農業金融機構於確認客戶身分時,應運用適當之風險管理機制,確認客戶及其實質受益人、高階管理人員是否為現任或曾任國內外政府或國際組織之重要政治性職務人士,並依下列規定辦理:
一、客戶或其實質受益人若為現任國外政府之重要政治性職務人士,應將該客戶直接視為高風險客戶,並採取第六條第一款各目之強化確認客戶身分措施。
二、客戶或其實質受益人若為現任國內政府或國際組織之重要政治性職務人士,應於與該客戶建立業務關係時,審視其風險,嗣後並應每年重新審視。
對於經農業金融機構認定屬高風險業務關係者,應對該客戶採取第六條第一款各目之強化確認客戶身分措施。
三、客戶之高階管理人員若為現任國內外政府或國際組織之重要政治性職務人士,農業金融機構應考量該高階管理人員對該客戶之影響力,決定是否對該客戶採取第六條第一款各目之強化確認客戶身分措施。
四、對於非現任國內外政府或國際組織之重要政治性職務人士,農業金融機構應考量相關風險因子後評估其影響力,依風險基礎方法認定其是否應適用前三款之規定。
五、前四款規定於重要政治性職務人士之家庭成員及有密切關係之人,亦適用之。
前述家庭成員及有密切關係之人之範圍,依本法第七條第四項後段所定辦法之規定認定之。
第三條第六款第三目之1至3及第三目之8所列對象,其實質受益人或高階管理人員為重要政治性職務人士時,不適用前項規定。

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