沿革:
1.Signed on June 05, 2014
Entered into force on June 05, 2014
Pursuant to Money Laundering Control Act of the Republic of
China (Taiwan) on the fight against money laundering and
terrorist financing and with reference to the Law No.
026-2006/AN of November 28th, 2006 on the fight against money
laundering and the Law No. 061-2009/AN of December 17th, 2009 on
the fight against the financing of terrorism in Burkina Faso,
The Anti-Money Laundering Division, Investigation Bureau,
Ministry of Justice, Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Cellule
Nationale de Traitement des Informations Financieres of Burkina
Faso (CENTIF-BF) (hereinafter referred to as “ the Authorities
” ), desire, in a spirit of cooperation and mutual interest, to
facilitate the investigation and prosecution of money
laundering, terrorist financing and criminal activities related
to money laundering and terrorist financing.
To that end, they have reached the following understanding:
1. The Authorities will cooperate to assemble, develop and
analyse information that they have reasonable grounds to
suspect would be relevant to the investigation or prosecution
of money laundering, terrorist financing or criminal
activities related to money laundering and terrorist
financing. To that end, the Authorities will exchange,
spontaneously or upon request, any available information that
may be relevant to the investigation or prosecution of money
laundering, terrorist financing or criminal activities
related to money laundering and terrorist financing.
2. Any request for information will be justified by a brief
statement of the underlying facts.
3. The information or documents obtained from the respective
Authorities, without prior consent of the disclosing
Authority, will not be disseminated to any third party, nor
be used for administrative, prosecutorial or judicial
purposes. The Authorities understand that information
provided by an Authority may only be used for purposes
relevant to the investigation or prosecution of money
laundering, terrorist financing or criminal activities
related to money laundering and terrorist financing.
4. The Authorities will not permit the use or release of any
information or document obtained from the respective
Authorities for purposes other than those stated in this
Agreement, without the prior consent of the disclosing
Authority.
5. The information acquired in application of this Agreement is
confidential. It is subject to official secrecy and is
protected by at least the same confidentiality as provided by
the national legislation of the receiving Authority for
similar information from national sources. Notwithstanding
the termination of this Agreement, this provision shall
remain in application.
6. The Authorities will jointly arrange, consistent with the
legislation of their respective countries, for acceptable
procedures of communication and will consult each other with
the purpose of implementing this Agreement.
7. Communication between the Authorities shall take place in
English.
8. The Authorities are under no obligation to give assistance if
judicial proceedings have already been initiated concerning
the same facts as the request is related to.
9. This Agreement may be amended at any time in writing by
mutual consent.
10. This Agreement is revocable at any time. The termination
will become effective as of the receipt of the written
notification from the other Authority.
11. This Agreement will become effective upon the date of
signature by the Authorities.
In witness whereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized by
their respective Authorities, have signed this Agreement.
Signed in Lima, Peru, on this 5th of June, 2014 in duplicate in
the Chinese, English, and French languages, three texts being
equally authentic. In case of divergence in the interpretation
of this Agreement, the English text shall prevail.
For the Anti-Money Laundering For the Cellule Nationale de
Division, Traitement des Informations
Investigation Bureau, Financieres of Burkina Faso
Ministry of Justice, (CENTIF-BF)
Republic of China (Taiwan)
(AMLD -TAIWAN)
______________________________ ________________________________
Su-Hua (Pam) FENG Robert TONDE
Acting Director President