{"id":10211,"date":"2022-09-12T10:50:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T16:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interbiznet.net\/?page_id=10211"},"modified":"2025-04-29T16:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T22:27:45","slug":"requirements-for-registration-in-the-financial-investigation-unit-uif-of-the-prosecutor-general-of-the-republic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/interbiznet.net\/en\/requirements-for-registration-in-the-financial-investigation-unit-uif-of-the-prosecutor-general-of-the-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements for Registration with the Financial Investigation Unit (UIF) of the Attorney General’s Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

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oney laundering occurs when funds from criminal and illicit activities are used through cover-up operations to give them a legitimate appearance. This problem affects all countries, no matter how small. Therefore, both governments and international organizations seek to prevent it.<\/p>\n

Efforts by El Salvador<\/h3>\n

El Salvador is making significant efforts to combat money laundering through the Superintendency of the Financial System (SSF), which acts as the regulatory body for financial institutions. For entities not supervised by the SSF, the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) manages money laundering prevention through the Financial Investigation Unit (UIF). These agencies supervise and ensure that all entities bound by the Anti-Money Laundering Law comply with established regulations.<\/p>\n

New Instructions<\/h3>\n

On September 5, 2023, the\u00a0NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREVENTION, DETECTION AND CONTROL OF MONEY AND ASSET LAUNDERING, FINANCING OF TERRORISM AND THE FINANCING OF THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0came into force , and from then on, all companies and businesses, branches of foreign companies in El Salvador, non-profit organizations, etc., without exception; will be required to register and apply an approach based on the prevention of the risk of money and asset laundering.<\/p>\n

Current Requirements<\/h3>\n

It is not possible to determine the requirements for this new instruction without first mentioning that the accreditation process established with the previous instruction is still in effect; that is, to date, no changes have been published in the\u00a0Financial Investigation Unit (UIF) Registration Portal<\/a>\u00a0or in the\u00a0Financial Investigation Unit (UIF) Accreditation Portal<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

Therefore, it remains essential to comply with the requirements detailed below:<\/p>\n

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