their members on the subject. The purpose of these efforts is to establish a working policy where scriveners take steps to avoid taking on any responsibility in cases in which there is a risk that their services might be misused for money laundering.

In addition, the Japan Federation of Shio-Shoshi Lawyer's Associations, the Block Judicial Scrivener Associations, and other Judicial Scrivener Associations hold training sessions on the subject for both members and new employees. Since judicial scriveners must verify the personal identity of clients as part of their job duties, this training teaches them how to verify customer identity records and keep transaction records based on the Act on Prevention of the Transfer of Criminal Proceeds.

Since 2014, the Federation has been holding workshops for judicial scriveners with respect to the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds and AML/CFT.

## 17 Association of Certified Administrative Procedures Specialists

To facilitate implementation of the initiatives of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds, the Japan Federation of Certified Administrative Procedures Specialists Associations has compiled a handbook entitled "Handbook on Customer Identity Verification under the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds," which has been distributed to all members. In January 2014, the Association also partially revised the "Ethics of Certified Administrative Procedures Specialists," which specifies the basic approach to the performance of the duties of certified administrative procedures specialists and introduced a provision concerning the verification of the client identification items.

In response to the full enforcement of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds partially amended in 2014, the Association revised and published the new version of the abovementioned Handbook, and has been continuously providing related information on its website in order to raise awareness of all members.

As well, the Association and prefectural associations of certified administrative procedures specialists are raising awareness about the verification of the customer's identification items and preservation of records on such verifications and transactions, as well as about the development of account books related to business operations specified by the Administrative Scrivener Act, via workshops for new members and compliance workshops, in light of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds.

## 18 Japanese Institute Certified Public Accountants

The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants disseminates information on AML/CFT in regard to the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds through member newsletters and the association website, in order to thoroughly familiarize members with these issues. The Institute also periodically conducts a survey on members in order to grasp the status of members' operations and compliance with obligations such as verification of identification items.

In addition, the association conducts member workshops, in which it provides overviews of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds and AML/CFT.