| Legislative： |
1. Promulgated on January 27, 2011.
2. Amended on July 3, 2017.
3. Amended on March 23, 2018.
4. Amended on November 9, 2018. |
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Article 1
These Regulations are enacted pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article 6,
the preceding section of paragraph 4 of Article 7, paragraph 3 of Article 8,
paragraph 3 of Article 9, paragraph 3 of Article 10
of the Money Laundering Control Act and paragraph 5 of Article 7
of the Counter-Terrorism Financing Act.
Article 2
For the purposes of these Regulations, a “jewelry business” means
a sole proprietor, partnership or a company that wholesales or
retails precious metals, precious stones or jewelry in the course of
its business activities.
Article 3
Jewelry businesses should establish internal control and audit systems
based on their ML/TF risks and business scale.
Article 4
When engaging in any cash transaction with a customer, the jewelry
businesses shall comply with the following provisions to verify the identity
of customer, keep information obtained through the customer due diligence
measures and transaction records:
1.Obtain the customer’s identification documents; record the customer’s name,
identity number, phone number, transaction date, item, unit price, quantity
and the total transaction value amounts.
2.If the transaction is conducted by an agent, the jewelry businesses
shall obtain the agent’s identification documents and record the agent’s name,
identity number, and phone number.
For the transactions under NTD 500,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currencies),
the jewelry businesses may be exempted from the provisions mentioned
in the preceding paragraph and Article 5.
The information of customer’s identities and transaction records mentioned
in paragraph 1 shall be maintained in their original forms for at least five years
following completion of the transaction.
Article 5
In addition to the provision mentioned in the preceding Article,
the jewelry businesses shall request a customer or beneficial owner,
who is a politically exposed person, as well as his or her family members
and close associates mentioned in paragraph 3 of Article 7
of the Money Laundering Control Act, to explain the source of funds
and purpose of the purchase in order to conduct enhanced customer
due diligence measures.
Article 6
The jewelry businesses shall report all cash transactions equivalent to
or exceeding NTD 500,000 (or its equivalent in foreign currencies)
to the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice within 5 business days
by way of faxes, mails, emails or other means in the format prescribed
by the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice with the stamp
of the reporting unit affixed.
The reporting information mentioned in the preceding paragraph
shall be maintained in their original forms for at least five years.
Article 7
In case of any of the following transaction situations, the jewelry businesses
shall verify the identity of the customer, keep information obtained through
the customer due diligence measures and transaction records, and report
suspicious money laundering transactions to the Investigation Bureau
of the Ministry of Justice :
1.The customer conducts an unusual transaction and such transactions
do not appear to be commensurate with the customer’s status and income
or is unrelated to the nature of the customer’s business.
2.The customer conducts consecutively cash transactions in an amount
slightly lower than NTD$500,000.
3.After the transaction is completed, the jewelry business discovers
that the customer denies the transaction, or that no such customer exists,
or that there are sufficient evidences or facts to prove that the customer's name
was falsely used by someone else.
4.The transaction involves any persons related to major crime reported
on television, newspaper, magazines, the Internet and other media.
5.The customer is a terrorist or a terrorist organization announced
by the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice; or a terrorist
organization recognized or investigated by international group on money laundering.
6.Other suspicious money laundering transactions identified.
For transactions mentioned in the preceding paragraph that were not
completed, a jewelry business shall still report the customer’s characteristic
and the transaction processes to the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice.
Article 8
The jewelry businesses shall comply with the following provisions
for reporting suspicious money laundering transactions prescribed
in the preceding Article:
1.Within ten business days upon discovery of any suspicious money
laundering transactions, the jewelry businesses shall submit the report
to the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice by way of faxes,
mails, emails or other means in the format prescribed
by the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice with the stamp
of the reporting unit affixed.
2.For obvious, significant and urgent suspicious money laundering transactions,
a jewelry business shall report the case concerned to the Investigation Bureau
of the Ministry of Justice promptly by fax or other feasible means, and follow it up
with a report in the format prescribed by the Investigation Bureau
of the Ministry of Justice within five days. The jewelry business is not required
to submit a follow-up report, provided the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry
of Justice has acknowledged the receipt of the report by sending a reply
by fax. In such event, the jewelry business shall keep the fax confirmation reply.
The information of customer’s identity and transaction records mentioned
in paragraph 1 of the preceding Article and the reporting information
mentioned in paragraph 2 of the preceding Article and in the preceding paragraph
of this Article shall be maintained in their original forms for at least five years.
Article 9
The jewelry businesses shall comply with the following provisions for
submitting report to the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice pursuant
to paragraph 3 of Article 7 of the Counter-Terrorism Financing Act due to
the business relationship:
1.For the customer or his or her beneficial owner is designated individuals,
legal persons or entities announced by the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry
of Justice pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 4 or paragraph 1 of Article 5
of the Counter-Terrorism Financing Act, the jewelry businesses shall keep
the transaction records and report the transaction
to the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice within 10 business
days following the date of learning the case by way of mails, faxes, emails
or other means in the format prescribed by the Investigation Bureau
of the Ministry of Justice with the stamp of the reporting unit affixed.
2.For obvious, significant and urgent situations, a jewelry business
shall report the case concerned to the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry
of Justice promptly by fax or other feasible means, and follow it up with
a report in the format prescribed by the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry
of Justice within five days. The jewelry business is not required to submit
a follow-up report, provided the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice
has acknowledged the receipt of the report by sending a reply by fax. In such event,
the jewelry business shall keep the fax confirmation reply.
The information of customer’s identity, transaction records,
and reporting records mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be maintained
in their original forms for at least five years.
Article 10
Jewelry businesses shall arrange or participate in education and training
for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism through
the following methods:
1.The responsible persons or the designated personnel of the jewelry
businesses shall participate in on-the-job training of anti-money laundering
and countering the financing of terrorism at least once every two years,
held by the government, jewelers’ associations, legal persons, or groups.
2.The jewelry businesses shall arrange pre-job training for the new employees
to understand the relevant regulations and responsibilities.
3.Education and training for anti-money laundering and countering the financing
of terrorism may be arranged in consolidation with other professional training programs.
Article 11
Jewelry businesses shall conduct risk assessments of money laundering and
financing of terrorism every two years and make the risk assessment reports available.
Article 12
The responsible persons or the designated personnel of jewelry businesses
shall be responsible for coordinating and supervising the implementation
of the policies and procedures for anti-money laundering and countering
the financing of terrorism, and shall conduct the internal audit on a regular basis.
Article 13
The Ministry of Economic Affairs shall take on-site or off-site inspection
on the implementation of internal control and audit system for anti-money
laundering and countering the financing of terrorism conducted by
jewelry businesses every year, and the on-site inspection can
be accompanied by an assigned personnel of the local jewelers’ association
where the jewelry business is located.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs may, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 6
of the Money Laundering Control Act, delegate the inspection and review
under the preceding paragraph to another agency, institution, legal person
or organization with inspection and review capability.
Article 14
These Regulations shall take effect on the date of promulgation.
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