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	L&T Finance Limited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The division mainly caters to the Tracfin Scheme (Channel Financing) for the authorised dealers of L&T John Deere Pvt.
		TracFin Scheme is a user friendly scheme devised by L&T Finance Ltd. to provide short term working capital assistance to selected authorised dealers of L&T John Deere Pvt.
		The process of TracFin scheme is simple and easy to understand having a simple set of procedures & standard documentation, which needs to be completed, to get registered under the Scheme.
	www.ltfinance.com /rp.htm (370 words)

	LES ACTIVITES DE LA MISSION
		TRACFIN transmits to the judicial authorities, where applicable, any positive results from their administrative investigations.
		Moreover, TRACFIN has signed 21 administrative agreements on bilateral cooperation with various foreign partners to formalize their reciprocal commitment to the fullest possible cooperation.
		TRACFIN is thus strengthening its cooperation initiatives, particularly within the Egmont Group, an informal structure that includes the 58 existing financial intelligence units.
	www.un.int /france/documents_anglais/020206_cs_france_terrorisme.htm (12126 words)

	IBA Anti-money laundering (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		TRACFIN, under the auspices of the Finance Ministry.
		The Law of 15 May 2001 allows TRACFIN to obtain information from senior police officers and central or local government.
		TRACFIN is also informed by the State Prosecutor of final court orders relating to suspicious transactions that have been reported.
	www.anti-moneylaundering.org /Countrydetailprint.asp?countryid=37 (515 words)

	Financial Review: French oil giant in bribe probe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The probe was opened after the French government's anti-money laundering unit Tracfin raised the alarm.
		In Thursday's edition, Le Monde newspaper said Tracfin informed prosecutors in June 2001 that it had discovered suspect cash transfers carried out between 1997 and 2001 between Total or one of its subsidiaries and a Swiss company.
		The paper said Courroye suspects the cash was used to pay secret "commissions" to officials in countries including Iraq and Russia, in exchange for exploration rights and other concessions.
	afr.com /cgi-bin/newtextversions.pl?pagetype=printer&path=/articles/2004/10/01/1096527892956.html (203 words)

	Evening Standard (London): Tale of two Russian billionaires and a money-laundering probe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		According to French reports, the inquiry involving him relates to his ownership of the luxurious Chateau de Croe near Antibes, on the Mediterranean coast of France, and was triggered by information from the French Finance Ministry's moneylaundering inquiry unit, known as Tracfin, provided in 2002.
		Tracfin is a special 50-strong body, comprising lawyers, accountants, customs officers, policemen and Ministry of Defence agents, run within the French Finance Ministry to examine the statutory declarations of companies and corporate officers in France.
		Tracfin works closely with another special investigations unit within the Police Nationale, the Office Central pour la Repression de la Grande Delinquance Financiere (OCRGDF).
	www.looksmartmiddleeast.com /p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20050603/ai_n14653362 (1352 words)

	Total exec in police custody
		The sources, who spoke on condition they not be named, confirmed a report in Le Monde that a Paris magistrate has been investigating allegations of abuse of company funds at Total since August 2002.
		In its Thursday edition, Le Monde said Tracfin informed prosecutors in June 2001 that it had discovered suspect cash transfers carried out between 1997 and 2001 between Total or one of its subsidiaries and a Swiss company.
		The paper said investigating magistrate Philippe Courroye suspects the cash was used to pay secret "commissions" to officials in countries including Iraq and Russia, in exchange for exploration rights and other concessions.
	www.news24.com /News24/AnanziArticle/0,,1518-24_1597854,00.html (254 words)

	French police quiz Osama’s brother -DAWN - International; October 3, 2002
		The French justice ministry decided in December to investigate the bin Laden family’s financial activities in France when they were tipped off by a special wing of the finance ministry - Tracfin - that is devoted to the tracking down of suspcious money flows in and out of France.
		Officials at Tracfin said at the time that they had come across a number of “suspicious” transfers of funds, via Paris, between different companies linked to Saudi Investment Company and Yeslam bin Laden.
		The group’s major interests are in the power and construction sectors, and besides building superhighways and airports, it has undertaken the expansion of mosques in Makkah and Madina.
	www.dawn.com /2002/10/03/int8.htm (308 words)

	Abramovich in police probe \| This is Money
		According to French reports, the inquiry involving him relates to his ownership of the luxurious Chateau de Croé near Antibes, on the Mediterranean coast of France, and was triggered by information from the French Finance Ministry's money-laundering inquiry unit, known as Tracfin, provided in 2002.
		Tracfin is a special 50-strong body, comprising lawyers, accountants, customs officers, police and Ministry of Defence agents, run within the French Finance Ministry to examine the statutory declarations of companies and corporate officers in France.
		Tracfin works closely with another special investigations unit within the Police Nationale, the Office Central pour la Répression de la Grande Délinquance Financière (OCRGDF).
	www.thisismoney.co.uk /news/article.html?in_article_id=401062&in_page_id=1&ito=1565 (1246 words)

	Yasser Arafat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Arafat accused Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of spreading rumors about money-laundering involed the transfer of funds to herself to distract media attention away from corruption allegations against himself.
		In October 2003, French government prosecutors opened a money-laundering probe of Suha Arafat after Tracfin alerted the prosecutors to untaxed transfers of nearly $1.27 million each with some regularity from Switzerland to Mrs.
		First reports of Arafat's treatment by his doctors for what his spokesman said was 'flu' came on October 25, 2004 after he vomited during a meeting.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yasser_Arafat (5069 words)

	INCSR '96: Financial Crimes And Money Laundering: Country Chapters: Finland to Guyana
		Some american law enforcement techniques, such as "sting" operations, are legal, but have not been widely accepted or employed.
		A finance ministry office (TRACFIN) conducts initial investigations of suspicious bank activities; it refers money laundering cases to a magistrate for subsequent referral to the police or customs for more extensive investigations.
		Before cases are referred to a magistrate, however, TRACFIN must establish at least a possible connection to drug activity.
	www.hri.org /docs/USSD-INCSR/95/Financial/Chapter05.html (1405 words)

	Pravda.RU:Viktor Zubkov, Chairman of Russian Financial Monitoring Committee, holds consultations with French financial ...
		Viktor Zubkov, the Chairman of the Russian Financial Monitoring Committee and First Deputy Finance Minister, is conducting consultations in Paris with the chiefs of the French TRACFIN financial intelligence.
		By this April the information the Committee had obtained in various Russian banks, insurance and leasing companies on financial fraud on the part of certain Russian companies or organisations, including private individuals, allowed the Committee to launch grounded cases into it that have already been filed to Russian law enforcements.
		Viktor Zubkov and Alain Cadiou have discussed problems faced by structures of the TRACFIN service established in France in 1990, the range of duties of its chiefs, the heads of departments and rank-and-file staffers.
	newsfromrussia.com /economics/2002/04/17/27723_.html (440 words)

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		Preparation and follow-up of international and multilateral summits and meetings of general scope (Group of Seven, Group of Eight, Group of Twenty, International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) of the International Monetary Fund, Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF)).
		TRACFIN has signed 21 administrative agreements on bilateral cooperation with various foreign partners, making a mutual commitment to the fullest possible cooperation.
		TRACFIN is thus strengthening its cooperation, particularly within the Egmont Group, an informal structure comprising 58 existing financial intelligence units.
	www.un.org /Docs/sc/committees/1373/FranceEng.htm (1478 words)

	Embassy of France in the US - Customs & Excise - Responsibilities
		Tracfin has signed a number of bilateral agreements with other Financial crime intelligence units all over the world, such as FinCEN in the U.S (in 1992) and Mexico's Procuraduria Fiscal de la Federacion (in 1997).
		In FY 2000, 2537 SARs have been filed with Tracfin.
		Counterfeiting is a constant threat to businesses and often poses a danger to the public health and safety.
	www.info-france-usa.org /intheus/customs/responsa.asp (1022 words)

	Yasser Arafat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		According to Forbes, the new PA Finance Minister, Salam Fayyad appointed June 2002, is tasked with cleaning up PA finances, cutting off much of Arafat's cash flow.
		In October 2003, French government prosecutors opened an money-laundering probe of Suha Arafat after Tracfin alerted the prosecutors to transfers of nearly $1.27 million each with some regularity from Switzerland to Mrs.
		The probe was made public February 11, 2004.
	uncover.us /en/wikipedia/y/ya/yasser_arafat.html (3142 words)

	ummah.com forum - View Single Post - palestinian police force
		French public prosecutors said yesterday they had opened a money-laundering inquiry into suspect transfers totalling some 9m (£6m) into Paris bank accounts held by the wife of the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat.
		The preliminary inquiry, which will determine whether a full investigation is warranted, was launched after the Bank of France and Tracfin, the French anti-laundering agency, noticed regular payments of about 1m a month entering Suha Arafat's accounts.
		An official said the money, from "a Swiss institution", was paid into two separate accounts at the Arab Bank and the Banque Nationale de Paris in the name of Mrs Arafat, who lives in Paris.
	www.ummah.net /forum/showpost.php?p=435216&postcount=6 (747 words)

	globalinfo.org - Oct 20, EUROPE (#39857)
		Among the private companies whose executives face corruption charges is the French oil giant Total.
		Tracfin, the French agency to counter money laundering, reported in 2002 that Total paid up to $5 million in illegal commissions to Iraqi officials through a network of bank accounts in Switzerland.
		A police report earlier this year said that "numerous evidence elements show that Total was deeply involved in several infractions (in the oil-for-food program), either directly in the acquisition of oil products, or indirectly, by remunerating (Iraqi) officials through different middlemen."
	www.globalinfo.org /eng/reader.asp?ArticleId=39857 (641 words)

	Al-Qaeda turns to crime due to cash crunch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Police believe the 2000 USS Cole attack, in which 17 U.S. servicemen died, cost $50,000.
		Tracfin, the body that monitors money laundering in France, cited in its 2002 report the case of West African diamonds being sold by a Middle Eastern diamond merchant, the profits going to a group close to Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda.
		Germany's Finance Ministry warned in an August report that "new trends have emerged in the financing of terrorism," pointing to the use of "underground banking", non-government organisations and charities to collect funds.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/987116/posts (1450 words)

	Arafat's wife at centre of money-laundering inquiry - SpecialsMiddleEastConflict - www.smh.com.au
		French public prosecutors have opened a money-laundering inquiry into suspect transfers totalling about 9 million euros ($15 million) into Paris bank accounts held by the wife of the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat.
		The preliminary inquiry, which will determine whether a full investigation is warranted, was launched after the Bank of France and Tracfin, the French anti-laundering agency, noticed regular payments of about 1 million a month entering Suha Arafat's accounts.
		An official said the money, from "a Swiss institution", was paid into two separate accounts at the Arab Bank and the Banque Nationale de Paris in the name of Mrs Arafat, who lives in Paris with her daughter Zahwa and Yasser Arafat's mother, Raymonda Tawil.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/02/12/1076548163989.html (612 words)

	AGCO CORPORATION
		2.1 Master Agreement for the Purchase of Assets and Business, dated September 10, 2003, by and between Valtra Oy Ab, Tracfin Holding Oy, Partek Cargotec Holding Netherlands B.V., Partek Holding Inc. and AGCO Corporation.
		Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
		Master Agreement for the Purchase of Assets and Business, dated September 10, 2003, by and between Valtra Oy Ab, Tracfin Holding Oy, Partek Cargotec Holding Netherlands B.V., Partek Holding Inc.
	www.freeedgar.com /EdgarConstruct/Data/950144/03-10773/g84918e8vk.htm (188 words)

	KYC News Inc. - Community Message Board: Detail
		Any suspicious transaction must be recorded and denounced to specific bodies.
		It could be supervisory bodies and/or other international organisations such as Tracfin...
		The denonciation can be made without client knowing it from a bank, a notary public, an attorney, a CPA, a lawyer....
	www.offshorebusiness.com /message_board_detail.asp?id=15240&page=1 (152 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		QI represents that the laws identified above are enforced by the following enforcement bodies and QI shall provide the IRS with an English translation of any reports or other documentation issued by these enforcement bodies that are relevant to QI’s functions as a qualified intermediary.
		(i) Item 1(i): General Income Tax Administration (ii) Item 1(ii): FICOBA, a department of the General Income Tax Administration (iii) Item 1(iii): TRACFIN 3.
		QI represents that the following penalties apply to failure to obtain, maintain, and evaluate documentation obtained under the laws and regulations identified in item 1 above.
	www.irs.gov /pub/irs-utl/franceweb-rev_january_2004.doc (462 words)

	Intelligence Online's Back Issues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		North American security agencies suspect Chinese intelligence of setting up covert networks consisting of agents infiltrated into the Chinese communities in Canada and Mexico.
		The French financial intelligence service that specializes in fighting money laundering, Tracfin, this week published its annual report for 1998 that showed it received 1,244 reports of suspicious dealings involving a total of Ffr2.
		In-fighting at France's domestic security agency DST has generated some open criticism of its boss, Jean-Jacques Pascal.
	www.intelligenceonline.com /ps/AN/Arch/INT/INT_355.asp?rub=archives (839 words)

	FATF 1997-1998 Typologies Report
		The group of experts met in Paris on 19-20 November 1997 under the chairmanship of Mr.
		Pierre Fond, deputy Secretary-General of TRACFIN (Traitement du renseignement et action contre les circuits financiers clandestins -- Treatment of information and action against illicit financial circuits).
		The meeting took place at the Conference Centre of the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry in Paris.
	www.fincen.gov /typo97en.html (12071 words)

	Arafat's wife says bank account probe ‘baseless’ - World News - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Bank of France alerted the watchdog Banking Commission, which in turn alerted the Paris prosecutor’s office in September, according to those officials.
		They said that Tracfin, a government organization that collates information about money laundering, confirmed the Bank of France’s suspicions about the alleged transfers.
		This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4240021 (808 words)

	Corporate Governance/Disclosure requirements/Ethics
		The AXA Group has set up a framework for ensuring the overall consistency of local anti-laundering and corruption mechanisms:
		To help fight against money laundering, a TRACFIN contact has been designated in each company to liaise with TRACFIN and comply with all disclosure requirements
		To help fight against organized terrorist financing schemes, AXA reviews all lists provided by local authorities.
	www.axa.com /en/governance/disclosure/ethics (301 words)

	Preview \| Master Agreement Purchase of Assets and Business \| Valtra Oy Ab; Tracfin Holding Oy; Partek Cargotec Holding ...
		Valtra Oy Ab; Tracfin Holding Oy; Partek Cargotec Holding Netherlands B.V.; Partek Holding Inc.
		; Valtra Oy Ab; Tracfin Holding Oy; Partek Cargotec Holding Netherlands B.V.; Partek Holding Inc.
		(ii) Tracfin Holding Oy, a company organised and existing under the
	library.consusgroup.com /library_pvw/152/152437.asp (752 words)

	INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT, MARCH 1996: FINANCIAL CRIMES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A one-week version of the orientation was repeated in June for a seven member delegation of Polish officials responsible for drafting legislation that will establish an FIU in that country.
		In October the two-week program was used for a representative of France's Traitement du Renseignement et Action Contre les Circuits Financiers Clandestins (TRACFIN).
		FinCEN became more involved in assisting countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union in establishing financial information units (FIUs).
	www.hri.org /docs/USSD-INCSR/95/Financial/FIU.html (536 words)

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