In summit meetings of leading countries(hereinafter referred to as"summit"),various issues are discussed on financial crimes such as money laundering,drug trafficking,international crimes by transnational organized crime groups,and terrorism,etc.,emphasizing the necessity of international cooperation for their suppression.Since1997,the conference of G8 Ministers of Justice and the Interior Meeting has been held every year,and at the meeting held at Sheffield in England in June2005,discussions were focused on support for measures against organized crimes,illegal immigration and human trafficking,terrorism,and corruption in African countries.

  The Financial Action Task Force(FATF),which was originally established for the purpose of promoting measures against money laundering,under the economic declaration of the Arche Summit held in1989,is now in charge of promoting international measures and cooperation regarding money laundering and financing of terrorism.In1990,the FATF adopted its"40Recommendations"concerning the measures against money laundering,including those measures such as criminalizing money laundering relating to drug offenses,encouraging financial institutions to identify customers and to report suspicious transactions to the competent authorities,confiscating and retaining illegal proceeds,and strengthening international cooperation.The original40Recommendations were revised in1996and2003,where the FATF made the recommendations,such as expanding the scope of predicate offenses of money laundering charges,strengthening the obligations of financial institutions to identify consumers and to report suspicious transactions,preventing misuse of corporation bodies,applying the measures against money laundering to non-moneylenders and professionals etc.,and has supervised the state of its implementation.Furthermore,the FATF adopted the"Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing"in October2001and in October2004,and has also been tackling terrorist financing.

  The establishment of the Senior Experts Group on Transnational Organized Crime(Lyon Group)combating transnational organized crimes was decided in1995.At the Lyon Summit held in1996,the Lyon Group presented the"Senior Experts Group Recommendations to Combat Transnational Organized Crime Efficiently(40Recommendations of the Lyon Group),"concerning protection of informants and witnesses,and controlled delivery(monitored illegal transportation)etc.Discussions also have been held on the procedures for search,and regulations to cope with transnational organized crimes,such as smuggling firearms,drugs and humans,cybercrime,money laundering,corruption including bribery,etc.Since the multi-concurrent terrorist attacks in the U.S.in September2001,joint meetings have been held with the anti-terrorism expert group(Rome Group).In May2002,the"G8 Recommendations on Transnational Crime"stipulating counterterrorism measures was adopted by reviewing the"40Recommendations of the Lyon Group,"in addition to measures against transnational organized crimes.