Agency.

Furthermore, on arranging and analyzing the information on criminal proceeds, reciprocal relativeness of information and information on organized crime shall be taken into account.

(2) Collecting information in prefectural police force

Each prefectural police force collects the following information in close coordination with all sections

i) Information on the actual conditions of transfer of criminal proceeds

ii) Information contributes to cases cleared of crime relevant to crime proceeds.

iii) In addition above i) and ii), information contributes to effective promotion of crime proceeds measures.

### 4. Promotion of regulation in view point of crime proceeds measure

National Police Agency utilizes information on suspicious transaction, directs and arranges the investigation of crime related to the criminal proceeds and finds actual situation of criminal organization, etc.

Prefectural police positively applies Act on the Punishment of Organized Crime, Control of Crime Proceeds and Matters, (Act No. 136 of 1999, hereinafter referred to as "Act on the Punishment of Organized Crime"), Law concerning Special Provisions for the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law, etc. and other Matters for the Prevention of Activities encouraging Illicit Conducts and other Activities Involving Controlled Substances (Act No. 94 of 1991, hereinafter referred to as "Anti-Drug Special Provisions Law") etc., promotes criminal investigation utilizing information on suspicious transaction to intercept financial source of criminal organization etc., when case is cleared, contrives, efforts to promotion of the effective and appropriate information-gathering activity, improvement of the investigative technique and wide range of cooperation with relevant authority.

### 5. Promotion of Deprivation of Criminal Proceeds

(1) Appropriate Securance Application for Confiscation before the Institution of Prosecution, etc.

Each prefectural police force will take measures appropriately for prevention of transfer of criminal proceeds by means of not only arrest of suspects but also efforts to find out criminal proceeds in an investigation of offences related to criminal proceeds, and promptly appropriate securance application for confiscation before the institution of prosecution in finding out criminal proceeds.

## (2) Cooperation with Public Prosecutors Office

Each prefectural police force will cooperate closely with Public Prosecutor Office on deprivation of criminal proceeds for appropriate confiscation or collection of equivalent value of criminal proceeds.

## (3) Other Measures

Each prefectural police force will take efforts to deprive criminal proceeds in using every opportunity by means of not only measures based on Act on the Punishment of Organized Crime and Anti-Drug Special Provisions Law but also active application to search, seizure or confiscation, and report to the National Tax Agency, etc.

### 6. Promotion for International Cooperation

National Police Agency, in consideration with that organized crimes and terrorism are international threat and transfer of criminal proceeds is conducted through international financial transaction and business transaction, will take efforts to promote for international cooperation in any aspects including assistance for exchange of information concerning suspicious transactions and typology related to transfer of criminal proceeds with foreign FIU, revision of international recommendation related to Criminal Proceeds Controls and observance of international recommendation.

## Article 4 Control of Information concerning Suspicious Transactions

### 1. Confidentiality

In investigation using information concerning suspicious transactions, confidentiality shall be kept not for being known to suspects or other relevant persons that concerned information was used for.

### 2. Prevention of Divulging Information, etc

National Police Agency will take necessary and appropriate measures in dealing with information concerning suspicious transactions for prevention of divulging, losing or damaging of concerned information under the National Public Safety Commission