the industry’s efforts to sever relationships with anti-social forces, and “model articles of incorporation,” which include a clause for Boryokudan elimination, have been formulated and published on the website of the General Insurance Association of Japan.

## 7 Securities Industry

The securities industry has made efforts to eliminate members of Boryokudan and related persons from securities transactions and to promote anti-money laundering measures, including thorough verification of customer identity. The Japan Securities Dealers Association and each stock exchange, together with relevant authorities including the Financial Services Agency and the National Police Agency, established the "Securities Safety Liaison Committee" and the "Securities Safety Liaison Committee Working-level Talks" in November 2006 to examine further measures to eliminate anti-social forces from the industry. In July 2007, "Elimination of Anti-social Forces from Securities Transactions and the Securities Market" was published as an interim report of the examination results of the abovementioned working-level talks. Likewise, in February 2008, the "Concept of Reporting 'Suspicious Transactions' among the Members" was summarized to ensure effective reporting, clarifying the need to further strengthen countermeasures against money laundering, such as the prompt reporting of suspicious transactions.

Moreover, relevant organizations such as securities companies, the Japan Securities Dealers Association, the Stock Exchange, the Financial Bureau, Prefectural Police, the Prefectural Center for Elimination of Boryokudan and the Bar Association established the "Securities Police Liaison Council" in each prefecture, and have improved the effectiveness of the elimination of anti-social forces from the industry and of the prevention of money laundering, etc., through information exchange of the field level and seminars.

Additionally, the Japan Securities Dealers Association established the "Securities Safety Measures Support Center" in March 2009. It is registered as organization for management of information on unjust demands based on the Act on Prevention of Unjust Acts by Organized Crime Group Members, by the National Public Safety Commission/the National Police Agency. It carries out operations to receive inquiries and consultations from securities companies.

The Japan Securities Dealers Association also established the “Rules regarding Severing Relationships with Anti-social Forces” in May 2010, obligating each member to 1) introduce articles regarding assurance by customers “that they are not an anti-social force” when opening a new securities account, 2) introduce articles regarding elimination of anti-social forces in their transaction clauses etc., 3) screen new and existing customers, and 4) ban the conclusion of contracts with anti-social forces. Following the amendment of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds in 2011, the “FAQ concerning the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds and Related Cabinet Orders and Ministerial Ordinances” was revised in August 2012, and “Members’ Concept of Reporting Suspicious Transactions” was revised in March 2013 so as to raise members’ awareness about actions to be taken based on the amendment of the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds. In January 2013, the Japan Securities Dealers Association’s system for inquiring as