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15 February 2022

Legal News Alert – Special Edition: Financial Law

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15/02/2022

ALERTA DE NOVEDADES LEGALES

LEGAL NEWS ALERT

Derecho Financiero

Financial Law

Circular N° 61 instruye sobre el alcance del cumplimiento de la Ley N° 19.913 a las Oficinas de Representación de Bancos Extranjeros en Chile

El 4 de febrero de 2022 se publicó en el Boletín Oficial el extracto de la Circular N° 61 de la Unidad de Análisis Financiero (la “UAF”) de fecha 30 de diciembre de 2021.

Este instrumento tiene como objetivo instruir a las Oficinas de Representación de Bancos Extranjeros en Chile sobre el cumplimiento de la Ley N° 19.913 y las circulares dictadas por la UAF, a fin de prevenir e impedir la mala utilización del sistema financiero y de otros sectores de la actividad económica, para la comisión de los delitos de lavado de activos o financiamiento del terrorismo.

Así, estas instituciones deberán cumplir con los siguientes deberes:

  1. Inscripción en el Registro de Entidades Reportantes de la UAF;
     
  2. Designación de un oficial de cumplimiento; 
     
  3. Implementación de procedimientos de debida diligencia y conocimiento de clientes; 
     
  4. Reporte de operaciones sospechosas que adviertan en el ejercicio de su actividad; 
     
  5. Reporte de operaciones sospechosas por la identificación de personas naturales o jurídicas incluidas en las Listas de Resoluciones del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas; 
     
  6. Capacitaciones sobre la materia a sus trabajadores, y crear y mantener registros especiales.

Para mayor información, por favor contactar a Juan Pablo Schwencke y Francisco Prado.

Decree No. 61 instructs the Representative Offices of Foreign Banks in Chile on the scope of compliance with Law No. 19.913 

On February 4, 2022, the extract of Decree No. 61 of the Chilean Financial Analysis Unit (the “UAF”) dated December 30, 2021, was published in the Official Gazette.

The purpose of this instrument is to instruct the Representative Offices of Foreign Banks in Chile on the compliance with Law No. 19,913 and the decrees issued by the UAF, in order to prevent and impede the misuse of the financial system and other sectors of the economic activity, for the commission of money laundering or terrorist financing crimes.

Thus, these entities must comply with the following duties:

  1. Registration in the Registry of Reporting Entities of the UAF;
     
  2. Designation of a compliance officer; 
     
  3. Implementation of due diligence procedures and knowledge of customers; 
     
  4. Report of suspicious transactions that they notice in the course of their activities;
     
  5. Report of suspicious transactions by identifying natural or legal persons included in the Lists of Resolutions of the Security Council of the United Nations; 
     
  6. Training for their employees on the matter, creating and maintaining special records.

For further information, please refer to Juan Pablo Schwencke and Francisco Prado

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