{"id":6211,"date":"2026-10-20T12:37:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T08:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiumauritius.org\/fiu\/?p=6211"},"modified":"2026-10-20T16:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T12:01:36","slug":"6th-indian-ocean-notaries-conference-cnoi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiumauritius.org\/fiu\/?p=6211","title":{"rendered":"6th Indian Ocean Notaries Conference (CNOI)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 6th Indian Ocean Notaries Conference (CNOI) was held from 1<sup>st<\/sup> September 2026 to 3<sup>rd<\/sup> September 2026 at the InterContinental Hotel in Balaclava. Held under the theme <em>\u201cIndian Ocean Notariats Facing the Growing Mobility of People and Assets,\u201d<\/em> the event brings together notaries from Mauritius, the Comoros, Madagascar, and R\u00e9union as well as academics and the representatives from different Financial Intelligence Unit (FIUs) across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opening ceremony was presided over by Notary Patrice Avrillon, President of the Chamber of Notaries of the Republic of Mauritius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event featured various round-table discussions. One particular round- table which captured the attention of the audience was on the theme <em>\u201cCombating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The session was chaired by Notary Wenda Sawmynaden, under the guidance of Professor Anne-Fran\u00e7oise Zattara. Mr. Toshan Rai Bundhun, Head of Compliance at the FIU Mauritius also participated in the discussions together with fellow representatives from other FIUs such as Comoros & Madagascar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The session was highly interactive and engaging. Some key takeaways of the round table discussions are as followed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Notaries are seen as the Gatekeepers to the Financial Sector<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emphasis laid on AML\/CFT obligations of notaries in their practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The need to encourage an STR culture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be aware of the New FIAMLR Regulations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 3-day workshop ended with a Gala Dinner at the Maritim Hotel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 6th Indian Ocean Notaries Conference (CNOI) was held from 1st September 2026 to 3rd September 2026 at the InterContinental Hotel in Balaclava. Held under the theme &#8220;Indian Ocean Notariats Facing the Growing Mobility of People and Assets,&#8221; the event brings together notaries from Mauritius, the Comoros, Madagascar, and R\u00e9union as well as academics and the representatives from different Financial Intelligence Unit (FIUs) across the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":6215,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiumauritius.org\/fiu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiumauritius.org\/fiu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiumauritius.org\/fiu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiumauritius.org\/fiu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiumauritius.org\/fiu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6211"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiumauritius.org\/fiu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6213,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiumauritius.org\/fiu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6211\/revisions\/6213"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiumauritius.org\/fiu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiumauritius.org\/fiu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiumauritius.org\/fiu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiumauritius.org\/fiu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}