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Evaluations

The main role of FATF-style regional bodies is conducting mutual evaluations of national AML/CFT systems for compliance with FATF standards on the basis of the FATF Methodology. Evaluations are mutual in that representatives of all member states of FATF-style regional bodies evaluate other member states in turn in accordance with the evaluation schedule.

By decision of the EAG Plenary, mutual evaluations are based on the FATF Methodology for Assessing Compliance with the FATF 40+9 Recommendations for AML/CFT, which are regularly revised and updated by the FATF. IMF, World Bank, and all FATF-style regional bodies follow this Methodology when conducting evaluations of national AML/CFT systems.

A set of guidelines has been developed to help assessors in using the FATF Methodology when conducting mutual evaluations, along with a paper regulating the organizational and procedural aspects of conducting evaluations.

Mutual evaluations are conducted by assessors possessing appropriate qualifications in one of the three fields (financial, legal, or law enforcement) to evaluate national AML/CFT systems for compliance with international standards by reviewing materials presented by the member state being evaluated and conducting a brief evaluation visit.

EAG member states appoint assessors to represent each state. They are formed into groups, including training groups.
Trainings for assessors are conducted regularly with contributions by experts of FATF, UNODC, World Bank and the IMF, as well as EAG observer states.

EAG recognizes the results of evaluations of EAG member states conducted by other structures, such as the FATF, IMF, World Bank, or FATF-style regional bodies, and takes them into account when planning its own mutual evaluations. This enables the EAG to conduct mutual evaluations of its member states jointly with other international and regional organizations and structures:

• the FATF/EAG assessment of China was completed in December 2007; 
• the EAG assessment of Kyrgyzstan was completed in June 2007; 
• the evaluation of Russia by the FATF/MONEYVAL/EAG was completed in July 2008; 
• the evaluation of Belarus and Tajikistan was completed in December 2008; 
• the evaluation of Uzbekistan has started in September 2009;
• the evaluation of Uzbekistan was completed in June 2010.