Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units/Chair

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Employment.png Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units/Chair
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Start1995
Leader ofEgmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units
Leads the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units on all major issues.

The roles and functions of the Chair are[1]:

1)To lead the Egmont Group on all major issues, including the Egmont Group’s Strategic Plan,in consultation and co-ordination with the Heads of Financial Intelligence Units (HoFIU).

2)To build consensus within the Egmont Group. "Consensus” is defined as general agreement having noted and given due consideration to any formal and substantiated objection. "Given due consideration” means having resolved or addressed a substantiated objection. The Chair will have the authority to: (a) determine if any objection is substantiated; and (b) ensure no single member is able to block the process of consensus building if in the opinion of the Chair that member’s objection has been addressed.

3)To ensure members are informed in a timely way of key developments affecting the Egmont Group.

4)To oversee the work of the Executive Secretary.

5)To provide guidance on the operations of the Secretariat.

6)To represent the Egmont Group before external partners and in international fora.

7)To chair the Plenary meetings, the HoFIU meeting, and Egmont Committee meeting

8)To perform ceremonial duties to represent the Egmont Group as needed.

The Chair of the Egmont Group, in consultation with the Egmont Committee,has emergency powers to exercise in exceptional and urgent cases as described below in this provision and specified in the Revised Internal Procedures of the Egmont Committee.

The HoFIU authorizes the Chair, in consultation with the Egmont Committee, to utilize the emergency powers and immediately report back to the HoFIU for their confirmation of the exercise of such authority by the Chair under the following circumstances to:

1)suspend a member FIU’s access to the ESW if it is substantiated that the member FIU poses a security threat to the Egmont Group;and

2)protect Egmont assets.


 

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Mariano FedericiJuly 2019January 2020
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References

  1. file:///C:/Users/terje/AppData/Local/Temp/Egmont%20Group%20Charter%20-%20Revised%20September%202018%20(Sydney,%20Australia).pdf