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Article (55)

IA-BOD-RES 10/2019

In accordance with the legislation in force in the State, and the provisions of the agreements to which they are a party, and on the condition of reciprocity, the Supervisory Authorities of the Financial Institutions shall:

  1. Exchange information relating to the appropriate Crime that it maintains and which is available to it directly or indirectly, with foreign counterparts, regardless of their nature, and consistent with the relevant international financial control principles relevant to anti money-laundering and combating the financing of terrorism applicable to each of them, including information on:
     
    1. The regulatory framework of the financial sectors and the general information related to them.
       
    2. Preventive financial control measures such as information related to the activities and works of financial institutions, their real beneficiaries, their management, and information of merit and eligibility.
       
    3. Internal policies of financial institutions in the field of combatting the Crime, CDD information of Customers, and of information related to accounts and transactions.
       
  2. Obtaining prior approval of the foreign supervisory authority, where the information is required for transmission or use, other than for the intended purpose, and to informing it of the matter in the event of disclosure of such information whenever it is the result of a legal obligation.
     
  3. Requesting or facilitating access to information on behalf of the foreign supervisory authority, for the purposes of enhancing supervision on the financial group.