The International Training and Methodology Centre for Financial Monitoring (ITMCFM) organizes research activities taking into account the requirements of the federal laws of the Russian Federation "On Science and State Scientific and Technical Policy", "On Education in the Russian Federation", resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation, other legislative and regulatory acts, the Charter of the ITMCFM, Regulations on the Department for Coordination of Scientific and Educational Programs and Regulations on the Research Activities of the ITMCFM.
The ITMCFM organizes research activities on the basis of an annual plan formed taking into account the proposals submitted by the members of the Expert and Methodological Council (EMC) of the ITMCFM, financial intelligence units of the CIS and EAG member states, as well as the results of monitoring trends and identifying promising areas of research, analytical research and development of educational, methodological and scientific-methodological materials in the field of AML/CFT.
The results of research activities are used:
- in the practical activities of financial intelligence units of the EAG and CIS member states;
- in the practical activities of law enforcement and supervisory authorities;
- in the practical activities of organizations that carry out transactions with monetary funds or other assets;
- when developing training and educational programs;
- when implementing training events (training courses, seminars, round tables, conferences, etc.);
- when preparing materials for reports, as well as speeches for scientific events, scientific and practical conferences;
- in other formats that have received practical application.