The complexity of the system for preventing money laundering, the financing of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction requires strong interagency cooperation and coordination mechanisms.
If coordination and cooperation are not done appropriately at the national level, the country faces the risk of providing a partial response to risks and threats, and an inconsistent one, and eventually with negligent effects.
This is why the AML/CFT Law has specific provisions on establishing an AML/CFT Coordination Body, and the Serbian Government established the AML/CFT Coordination Body on 12 July 2018. The AML/CFT Coordination Body has 30 members representing state institutions, authorities and bodies, from the policy and technical levels, who are analysing key issues relevant for the functioning of the AML/CFT system in Serbia, coordinating and recommending measures to improve the AML/CFT system. It is chaired by the minister of finance.
Existence of effective interagency coordination and cooperation mechanisms is also an international standard. Moneyval has found Serbia to be largely compliant with the relevant FATF recommendation (Rec. 2).
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Government decision establishing the AML/CFT Coordination Body (unofficial translation)
Third enhanced follow-up report for Serbia, 2019