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Sanctions:
Serbia is regarded as being part of the geographical region of the
Western Balkans and therefore falls under the US sanction order
as follows: -
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-
center/sanctions/Programs/pages/balkans.aspx
The European Union adopted Council Regulation (EC) No
1295/98 on 22 June 1998. The Regulation provided, among other
matters, for a freeze on the funds of the Governments of the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and the Republic of Serbia.
The restrictive measures were subsequently modified to include a
ban on investment in the FRY and the Republic of Serbia.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000 lifted the investment ban
and the financial sanctions in respect of the FRY and the Republic
of Serbia. However, specific sanctions still applied to former
President Slobodan Milosevic and those persons associated with
him.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1205/2001 modified the financial
sanctions to cover only those funds belonging to Mr Slobodan
Milosevic, and certain members of his family and other close
associates. The Regulation had the effect of amending the list of
persons in Annex I of Council Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000 to
whom the financial sanctions apply.
For further information:
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/fin_sanctions_yugoslavia.htm
____________________________________________________
Offshore Jurisdiction Blacklists:
Information unavailable.
____________________________________________________
US State Department Money Laundering Report - 2011:
Serbia is not considered a regional financial center. However,
Serbia is situated on a major trade corridor known as the “Balkan
route,” and commonly confronts narcotics trafficking; smuggling of
persons, weapons and pirated goods; money laundering; and
other criminal activities. While the bulk of narcotics seizures are of
heroin, the Government of Serbia (GOS) advises that trafficking
of cocaine originating in South American is on the rise and is
expected to increase as organized crime groups restructure their
operations. Corruption and organized crime also continue to be
significant problems in Serbia.
Serbia has long been and continues to be a black market for
smuggled goods. Illegal proceeds are generated from drug
trafficking, corruption, tax evasion and organized crime, as well as
other types of crimes. Proceeds from illegal activities are invested
in all forms of real estate and, increasingly, into sports,
particularly football (soccer) club operations. Some gray money
flows to Cyprus, reportedly as payment for goods and services.
GOS officials, however, believe these monetary flows have
become less significant over the past few years. Banks in
Macedonia, Hungary, Switzerland, Austria and China have
emerged as destinations for laundered funds. Trade-based
transactions, in the form of over- and under-invoicing, are a
commonly used method for laundering money. There are reports
that purchases of some private and state-owned companies have
been linked to money laundering activities.
DO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ENGAGE IN CURRENCY
TRANSACTION RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
TRAFFICKING THAT INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF U.S.
CURRENCY, CURRENCY DERIVED FROM ILLEGAL SALES IN
THE U.S., OR THAT OTHERWISE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE
U.S.? NO
CRIMINALIZATION OF MONEY LAUNDERING:
“All serious crimes” approach or “list” approach to predicate
crimes: All crimes approach
Legal persons covered: criminally: YES civilly: YES
CRIMINALIZATION OF TERRORIST FINANCING:
Ability to freeze terrorist assets without delay: NO
UN lists of designated terrorists or terrorist entities distributed to
financial institutions: YES
(Please refer to the Department of State’s Country Reports on
Terrorism, which can be found here: http://www.state.
gov/s/ct/rls/crt/)
KNOW-YOUR-CUSTOMER RULES:
Covered entities: Banks; licensed money exchanges and
remitters; investment and pension fund management companies;
financial leasing providers; insurance companies, brokers,
agents, and life insurance businesses; persons dealing with
postal communications; broker-dealer companies; casinos and
organizers of games of chance; auditors; real estate
intermediaries; accountants; tax advisers; intermediaries in credit,
lending, factoring and forfeiting; guarantors; and lawyers
Enhanced due diligence procedures for PEPs: Foreign: YES
Domestic: NO
SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS:
Covered entities: Banks; licensed money exchanges and
remitters; investment and pension fund management companies;
financial leasing providers; insurance companies, brokers,
agents, and life insurance businesses; persons dealing with
postal communications; broker-dealer companies; casinos and
organizers of games of chance; auditors; real estate
intermediaries; accountants; tax advisers; intermediaries in credit,
lending, factoring and forfeiting; guarantors; and lawyers
Number of STRs received and time frame: 3,854 from January 1
to October 29, 2010
Number of CTRs received and time frame: 165,669 from January
1 to October 29, 2010
MONEY LAUNDERING CRIMINAL
PROSECUTIONS/CONVICTIONS:
Prosecutions: 19, 2002 - 2010
Convictions: 13 convictions against 15 persons, of which six are
final convictions against seven persons, 2002 - 2010
Assets forfeited: criminally: Not available civilly: Not available
RECORDS EXCHANGE MECHANISM:
With U.S.: YES
With other governments/jurisdictions: YES
Serbia is a member of MONEYVAL, a Financial Action Task Force-
style regional body. Its most recent mutual evaluation can be
found here: http://www.coe.
int/t/dghl/monitoring/moneyval/Countries/Serbia_en.asp
ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES AND
COMMENTS:
Serbia has no law that establishes procedures for administrative
freezing of assets. A Law on Restrictive Measures that will
authorize use of this procedure is in the drafting stage at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The GOS maintains bilateral agreements on mutual legal
assistance with 31 countries, but not the United States. The FIU
has signed information sharing agreements with 15 countries, and
anticipates signing two more by the end of 2010.
The Government of Serbia (GOS) has taken a number of steps to
improve its anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing
(AML/CFT) regime in recent years. Regarding criminalization of
terrorist financing, Serbia should insure that the terrorist financing
offense is not linked to a specific terrorist act. Additionally, Serbia’
s terrorist financing offense should include the entire range of
activities listed in the annex to the Terrorist Financing Convention.
Serbia should continue to pursue measures to improve
supervision of securities firms and other DNFBPs and to provide
these institutions with sufficient guidance to ensure they
understand and are able to comply with their responsibilities
under the law. The GOS should adopt regulations and bylaws to
help money service businesses and DNFBPs understand and
implement all applicable requirements. The National Bank of
Serbia and other supervisory bodies, as well as investigative
agencies, the FIU, prosecutors, and judges require additional
resources, in particular for building their professional capabilities.
Law enforcement and prosecutors also need to make increased
use of criminal money-laundering charges.
____________________________________________________
US State Dept Narcotics Report 2012 (introduction):
The Republic of Serbia is an important transit country for
narcotics and other drugs along the traditional Balkan smuggling
corridor leading from Afghanistan, Central Asia and Turkey to
Central and Western Europe. Heroin grown and processed in
Afghanistan and marijuana, moving from Albania through
Montenegro, are the main illicit drugs transiting Serbia. Small
quantities of cocaine also enter Serbia. Smugglers appear to be
shifting attention to Serbia's southern and eastern neighbors,
especially European Union (EU) members. The government of
Serbia continues to prioritize international law enforcement
cooperation, particularly with neighboring states, recognizing that
regional cooperation is critical in the fight against drug trafficking
and organized trans-national crime.
Serbia’s Ministry of Interior believes that Serbian organized crime
groups primarily smuggle cocaine directly from South America to
Western Europe. Trafficking of synthetic drugs and precursors
also remains a concern. Serbia is not a major producer of organic
or synthetic drugs or precursors. Serbian authorities take the
threat of domestic production of synthetic drugs very seriously
and occasionally seize drug labs in Serbia. The Serbian
government estimates that relatively small amounts of
internationally trafficked narcotics, mostly heroin or marijuana,
remain in the country for domestic consumption. Marijuana and
synthetic drugs are the most frequently abused.
Serbia’s drug abuse and treatment capacity is limited. Estimates
of the addict population range from 30,000-100,000. The only
dedicated government-run drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinic
treats about 1100 patients per year. The government conducts
some public outreach on prevention. The Republic of Serbia is
party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention, as a successor state to
the former Yugoslavia.
For Full report, click here
____________________________________________________
US State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report 2011
(introduction):
(Tier 2)
Serbia is a source, transit, and destination country for men,
women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor.
Foreign victims found in Serbia originate primarily from
neighboring countries and elsewhere in Eastern Europe. Children,
including ethnic Roma, continue to be exploited in the commercial
sex trade, subjected to involuntary servitude while in forced
marriage, or forced to engage in street begging. Based on recent
anecdotal evidence, Serbian citizens remain vulnerable to forced
labor in third countries, and foreign victims also may be subjected
to forced labor in Serbia. Authorities reported an increase in the
number of Serbian victims identified in the southwestern region of
the country and an increase in the number of male children
identified for forced begging. Serbian nationals continued to
comprise the majority of identified victims in 2010.
The Government of Serbia does not fully comply with the minimum
standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making
significant efforts to do so. The Serbian government took
significant steps to improve and institutionalize its response to
trafficking during the reporting period. In February 2011, the
government secured yearly funding for the care of foreign and
domestic trafficking victims – a long-standing deficiency. Although
the Serbian government was a leader in the region in the number
of victims it identified in 2010, this overall number declined from
2009. Insufficient funding for victim services hampered the
government’s ability to provide comprehensive assistance to
victims. A lack of specialized shelter and services for trafficked
children left some victims vulnerable to continued exploitation and
re-trafficking.
For full report click here
____________________________________________________
US State Dept Terrorism Report 2010
Overview: Serbia's law enforcement and security agencies,
particularly the Customs Administration, Criminal Police, Border
Police, and Security Information Agency, continued close bilateral
counterterrorism cooperation with the United States, while intra-
governmental cooperation between these agencies improved,
thus increasing their effectiveness. Serbia had two police
organizations that operated as counterterrorism tactical response
units, the Special Antiterrorist Unit (SAJ) and the Counterterrorist
Unit. In addition, the government created a Criminal Investigative
Unit for Counterterrorist Investigation within the Interior Ministry's
Criminal Investigation Directorate.
Legislation and Law Enforcement: On May 14, the Organized
Crime Department of the Belgrade Appellate Court confirmed the
convictions of four violent extremists, sentenced in July 2009 to a
total of 27 years imprisonment, for conspiracy to commit
unconstitutional activity, terrorism, illegal possession of firearms,
and attempted murder. On October 22, the National Assembly
voted to extend the validity of non-biometric passports until
December 31, 2011.
Serbia's close bilateral counterterrorism cooperation with the
United States continued across multiple law enforcement and
security agencies, with U.S. counterparts providing training and
assistance in hostage rescue, terrorist financing, civil aviation
security, border security, and document fraud detection.
Countering Terrorist Finance: On November 30, the Parliament
adopted a set of amendments to the 2009 Law on the Prevention
of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism. The
amendments predominantly focus on additional control and
supervision of electronic money transfers in accordance with the
Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-
Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism
recommendations.
Regional and International Cooperation: Serbia continued to
participate actively in the UN Office on Drugs and Crime Regional
Program (2009-2011) of Promoting the Rule of Law and Human
Security in South East Europe, with primary emphasis on
increasing countries' counterterrorism capacities. In that regard,
Serbia established a working group in charge of drafting a law on
counterterrorism, which would provide a legal basis for
subsequent adoption of a counterterrorism strategy and specific
action plans of relevant ministries and agencies.
Serbia organized two successful regional counterterrorism events
in 2010. In May, the Interior Ministry held a 10-day
counterterrorism seminar at the Regional Special Police Unit
Training Center in Kula; the main presenters were experts from
the special operations unit of the French Gendarmerie (RAID),
and participants included the federal governments of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Bulgaria, and Serbia. In
October, the SAJ training camp in Batajnica hosted an
international counterterrorism seminar with the participation of
counterterrorism units from Austria, Slovenia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Greece, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia,
Romania, Italy, Bulgaria, the United States (FBI Hostage Rescue
Team), and Serbia.
In April, Serbian authorities organized the country's first ever Civil
Aviation Security exercise, involving a simulated plane hijacking,
with the participation of the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit, Airport and
Border Police, and representatives of foreign embassies.
Serbia acceded to the 2005 Protocol on the Suppression of
Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation. Serbia
signed bilateral agreements related to counterterrorism with
Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and ratified 2009
agreements with Israel and Cyprus.
____________________________________________________
Links:
Worldwide AML Legislation (International Bar Association)
Serbia is regarded as being part of the geographical region of the
Western Balkans and therefore falls under the US sanction order
as follows: -
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-
center/sanctions/Programs/pages/balkans.aspx
The European Union adopted Council Regulation (EC) No
1295/98 on 22 June 1998. The Regulation provided, among other
matters, for a freeze on the funds of the Governments of the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and the Republic of Serbia.
The restrictive measures were subsequently modified to include a
ban on investment in the FRY and the Republic of Serbia.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000 lifted the investment ban
and the financial sanctions in respect of the FRY and the Republic
of Serbia. However, specific sanctions still applied to former
President Slobodan Milosevic and those persons associated with
him.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1205/2001 modified the financial
sanctions to cover only those funds belonging to Mr Slobodan
Milosevic, and certain members of his family and other close
associates. The Regulation had the effect of amending the list of
persons in Annex I of Council Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000 to
whom the financial sanctions apply.
For further information:
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/fin_sanctions_yugoslavia.htm
____________________________________________________
Offshore Jurisdiction Blacklists:
Information unavailable.
____________________________________________________
US State Department Money Laundering Report - 2011:
Serbia is not considered a regional financial center. However,
Serbia is situated on a major trade corridor known as the “Balkan
route,” and commonly confronts narcotics trafficking; smuggling of
persons, weapons and pirated goods; money laundering; and
other criminal activities. While the bulk of narcotics seizures are of
heroin, the Government of Serbia (GOS) advises that trafficking
of cocaine originating in South American is on the rise and is
expected to increase as organized crime groups restructure their
operations. Corruption and organized crime also continue to be
significant problems in Serbia.
Serbia has long been and continues to be a black market for
smuggled goods. Illegal proceeds are generated from drug
trafficking, corruption, tax evasion and organized crime, as well as
other types of crimes. Proceeds from illegal activities are invested
in all forms of real estate and, increasingly, into sports,
particularly football (soccer) club operations. Some gray money
flows to Cyprus, reportedly as payment for goods and services.
GOS officials, however, believe these monetary flows have
become less significant over the past few years. Banks in
Macedonia, Hungary, Switzerland, Austria and China have
emerged as destinations for laundered funds. Trade-based
transactions, in the form of over- and under-invoicing, are a
commonly used method for laundering money. There are reports
that purchases of some private and state-owned companies have
been linked to money laundering activities.
DO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ENGAGE IN CURRENCY
TRANSACTION RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
TRAFFICKING THAT INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF U.S.
CURRENCY, CURRENCY DERIVED FROM ILLEGAL SALES IN
THE U.S., OR THAT OTHERWISE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE
U.S.? NO
CRIMINALIZATION OF MONEY LAUNDERING:
“All serious crimes” approach or “list” approach to predicate
crimes: All crimes approach
Legal persons covered: criminally: YES civilly: YES
CRIMINALIZATION OF TERRORIST FINANCING:
Ability to freeze terrorist assets without delay: NO
UN lists of designated terrorists or terrorist entities distributed to
financial institutions: YES
(Please refer to the Department of State’s Country Reports on
Terrorism, which can be found here: http://www.state.
gov/s/ct/rls/crt/)
KNOW-YOUR-CUSTOMER RULES:
Covered entities: Banks; licensed money exchanges and
remitters; investment and pension fund management companies;
financial leasing providers; insurance companies, brokers,
agents, and life insurance businesses; persons dealing with
postal communications; broker-dealer companies; casinos and
organizers of games of chance; auditors; real estate
intermediaries; accountants; tax advisers; intermediaries in credit,
lending, factoring and forfeiting; guarantors; and lawyers
Enhanced due diligence procedures for PEPs: Foreign: YES
Domestic: NO
SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS:
Covered entities: Banks; licensed money exchanges and
remitters; investment and pension fund management companies;
financial leasing providers; insurance companies, brokers,
agents, and life insurance businesses; persons dealing with
postal communications; broker-dealer companies; casinos and
organizers of games of chance; auditors; real estate
intermediaries; accountants; tax advisers; intermediaries in credit,
lending, factoring and forfeiting; guarantors; and lawyers
Number of STRs received and time frame: 3,854 from January 1
to October 29, 2010
Number of CTRs received and time frame: 165,669 from January
1 to October 29, 2010
MONEY LAUNDERING CRIMINAL
PROSECUTIONS/CONVICTIONS:
Prosecutions: 19, 2002 - 2010
Convictions: 13 convictions against 15 persons, of which six are
final convictions against seven persons, 2002 - 2010
Assets forfeited: criminally: Not available civilly: Not available
RECORDS EXCHANGE MECHANISM:
With U.S.: YES
With other governments/jurisdictions: YES
Serbia is a member of MONEYVAL, a Financial Action Task Force-
style regional body. Its most recent mutual evaluation can be
found here: http://www.coe.
int/t/dghl/monitoring/moneyval/Countries/Serbia_en.asp
ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES AND
COMMENTS:
Serbia has no law that establishes procedures for administrative
freezing of assets. A Law on Restrictive Measures that will
authorize use of this procedure is in the drafting stage at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The GOS maintains bilateral agreements on mutual legal
assistance with 31 countries, but not the United States. The FIU
has signed information sharing agreements with 15 countries, and
anticipates signing two more by the end of 2010.
The Government of Serbia (GOS) has taken a number of steps to
improve its anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing
(AML/CFT) regime in recent years. Regarding criminalization of
terrorist financing, Serbia should insure that the terrorist financing
offense is not linked to a specific terrorist act. Additionally, Serbia’
s terrorist financing offense should include the entire range of
activities listed in the annex to the Terrorist Financing Convention.
Serbia should continue to pursue measures to improve
supervision of securities firms and other DNFBPs and to provide
these institutions with sufficient guidance to ensure they
understand and are able to comply with their responsibilities
under the law. The GOS should adopt regulations and bylaws to
help money service businesses and DNFBPs understand and
implement all applicable requirements. The National Bank of
Serbia and other supervisory bodies, as well as investigative
agencies, the FIU, prosecutors, and judges require additional
resources, in particular for building their professional capabilities.
Law enforcement and prosecutors also need to make increased
use of criminal money-laundering charges.
____________________________________________________
US State Dept Narcotics Report 2012 (introduction):
The Republic of Serbia is an important transit country for
narcotics and other drugs along the traditional Balkan smuggling
corridor leading from Afghanistan, Central Asia and Turkey to
Central and Western Europe. Heroin grown and processed in
Afghanistan and marijuana, moving from Albania through
Montenegro, are the main illicit drugs transiting Serbia. Small
quantities of cocaine also enter Serbia. Smugglers appear to be
shifting attention to Serbia's southern and eastern neighbors,
especially European Union (EU) members. The government of
Serbia continues to prioritize international law enforcement
cooperation, particularly with neighboring states, recognizing that
regional cooperation is critical in the fight against drug trafficking
and organized trans-national crime.
Serbia’s Ministry of Interior believes that Serbian organized crime
groups primarily smuggle cocaine directly from South America to
Western Europe. Trafficking of synthetic drugs and precursors
also remains a concern. Serbia is not a major producer of organic
or synthetic drugs or precursors. Serbian authorities take the
threat of domestic production of synthetic drugs very seriously
and occasionally seize drug labs in Serbia. The Serbian
government estimates that relatively small amounts of
internationally trafficked narcotics, mostly heroin or marijuana,
remain in the country for domestic consumption. Marijuana and
synthetic drugs are the most frequently abused.
Serbia’s drug abuse and treatment capacity is limited. Estimates
of the addict population range from 30,000-100,000. The only
dedicated government-run drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinic
treats about 1100 patients per year. The government conducts
some public outreach on prevention. The Republic of Serbia is
party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention, as a successor state to
the former Yugoslavia.
For Full report, click here
____________________________________________________
US State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report 2011
(introduction):
(Tier 2)
Serbia is a source, transit, and destination country for men,
women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor.
Foreign victims found in Serbia originate primarily from
neighboring countries and elsewhere in Eastern Europe. Children,
including ethnic Roma, continue to be exploited in the commercial
sex trade, subjected to involuntary servitude while in forced
marriage, or forced to engage in street begging. Based on recent
anecdotal evidence, Serbian citizens remain vulnerable to forced
labor in third countries, and foreign victims also may be subjected
to forced labor in Serbia. Authorities reported an increase in the
number of Serbian victims identified in the southwestern region of
the country and an increase in the number of male children
identified for forced begging. Serbian nationals continued to
comprise the majority of identified victims in 2010.
The Government of Serbia does not fully comply with the minimum
standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making
significant efforts to do so. The Serbian government took
significant steps to improve and institutionalize its response to
trafficking during the reporting period. In February 2011, the
government secured yearly funding for the care of foreign and
domestic trafficking victims – a long-standing deficiency. Although
the Serbian government was a leader in the region in the number
of victims it identified in 2010, this overall number declined from
2009. Insufficient funding for victim services hampered the
government’s ability to provide comprehensive assistance to
victims. A lack of specialized shelter and services for trafficked
children left some victims vulnerable to continued exploitation and
re-trafficking.
For full report click here
____________________________________________________
US State Dept Terrorism Report 2010
Overview: Serbia's law enforcement and security agencies,
particularly the Customs Administration, Criminal Police, Border
Police, and Security Information Agency, continued close bilateral
counterterrorism cooperation with the United States, while intra-
governmental cooperation between these agencies improved,
thus increasing their effectiveness. Serbia had two police
organizations that operated as counterterrorism tactical response
units, the Special Antiterrorist Unit (SAJ) and the Counterterrorist
Unit. In addition, the government created a Criminal Investigative
Unit for Counterterrorist Investigation within the Interior Ministry's
Criminal Investigation Directorate.
Legislation and Law Enforcement: On May 14, the Organized
Crime Department of the Belgrade Appellate Court confirmed the
convictions of four violent extremists, sentenced in July 2009 to a
total of 27 years imprisonment, for conspiracy to commit
unconstitutional activity, terrorism, illegal possession of firearms,
and attempted murder. On October 22, the National Assembly
voted to extend the validity of non-biometric passports until
December 31, 2011.
Serbia's close bilateral counterterrorism cooperation with the
United States continued across multiple law enforcement and
security agencies, with U.S. counterparts providing training and
assistance in hostage rescue, terrorist financing, civil aviation
security, border security, and document fraud detection.
Countering Terrorist Finance: On November 30, the Parliament
adopted a set of amendments to the 2009 Law on the Prevention
of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism. The
amendments predominantly focus on additional control and
supervision of electronic money transfers in accordance with the
Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-
Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism
recommendations.
Regional and International Cooperation: Serbia continued to
participate actively in the UN Office on Drugs and Crime Regional
Program (2009-2011) of Promoting the Rule of Law and Human
Security in South East Europe, with primary emphasis on
increasing countries' counterterrorism capacities. In that regard,
Serbia established a working group in charge of drafting a law on
counterterrorism, which would provide a legal basis for
subsequent adoption of a counterterrorism strategy and specific
action plans of relevant ministries and agencies.
Serbia organized two successful regional counterterrorism events
in 2010. In May, the Interior Ministry held a 10-day
counterterrorism seminar at the Regional Special Police Unit
Training Center in Kula; the main presenters were experts from
the special operations unit of the French Gendarmerie (RAID),
and participants included the federal governments of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Bulgaria, and Serbia. In
October, the SAJ training camp in Batajnica hosted an
international counterterrorism seminar with the participation of
counterterrorism units from Austria, Slovenia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Greece, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia,
Romania, Italy, Bulgaria, the United States (FBI Hostage Rescue
Team), and Serbia.
In April, Serbian authorities organized the country's first ever Civil
Aviation Security exercise, involving a simulated plane hijacking,
with the participation of the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit, Airport and
Border Police, and representatives of foreign embassies.
Serbia acceded to the 2005 Protocol on the Suppression of
Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation. Serbia
signed bilateral agreements related to counterterrorism with
Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and ratified 2009
agreements with Israel and Cyprus.
____________________________________________________
Links:
Worldwide AML Legislation (International Bar Association)
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any of the 'Core' Recommendations, R1, R5, R10, R13, SRII, or SRIV are rated
either Partially of Non-Compliant. These are marked in red.
For FATF to remove a country from the regular follow-up process, it has to be rated
Compliant or Largely Compliant in the above mentioned Core Recommendations
and the following Key Recommendations: -
R3, R4, R23, R26, R35, R36, R40, SRI, SRIII, SRV
Please also note that any risk assessment should take into consideration all
follow-up reports.
any of the 'Core' Recommendations, R1, R5, R10, R13, SRII, or SRIV are rated
either Partially of Non-Compliant. These are marked in red.
For FATF to remove a country from the regular follow-up process, it has to be rated
Compliant or Largely Compliant in the above mentioned Core Recommendations
and the following Key Recommendations: -
R3, R4, R23, R26, R35, R36, R40, SRI, SRIII, SRV
Please also note that any risk assessment should take into consideration all
follow-up reports.
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