A deed of foundation or association articles — what should you know about aml-related requirements?

The case under review is “A deed of foundation or association articles”, so it separates what is specific to this file from the standard certification chain. After certification, scan the full set before it leaves your hands. The board list must match the registrar's most recent filing. The board list must match the current register, otherwise the recipient questions signing authority. When several certification layers are required, start with the slowest one. Plan the schedule with room for at least one review cycle at the receiving office. Record the reference number of each certification layer; it is the fastest way to trace status. High-resolution photos of seals and signatures help when the destination asks for re-verification. Cross-border donation files often require source-of-funds evidence, so prepare it in advance. Foundation and charity files usually have to present objectives, the board list and financial statements together. The specifics here are document type: Bylaws, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. The terms that frame this page are deed · foundation · association · articles. What changes the timeline most here is whether the source documents are complete on day one. The common failure in this group of cases is a translation that does not match the certification type required. Before starting, keep a digital copy of every page, including seals and signatures, then make sure document numbers, issue dates and issuing-office names match across the set, then ask in advance which category of certified translator the destination accepts. Non-profit organisations sit within the anti-money-laundering framework of the Anti-Money Laundering Act B.E. 2542 and the Counter-Terrorism and Proliferation Financing Act B.E. 2559, administered by AMLO, while internationally FATF Recommendation 8 sets a risk-based approach to non-profits. Banks and grant-makers therefore ask for documents identifying the organisation, its authorised signatories and its beneficial ownership before a cross-border transfer is accepted. A standard overseas grant package is the registration evidence, the articles or deed of foundation, the list of committee members, audited financial statements, the annual report, the project proposal, the project budget and a power of attorney for whoever signs the grant agreement. Every document is translated in full, including stamps and signatures, and the figures in the financial statements must agree with the project budget across the whole set. Organisation and personal names in English must match the registration certificate and the passport on every document in the set, and registration numbers, tax identification numbers, receipt numbers, amounts, currencies and dates are copied exactly. Translators do not interpret or condense. If the original contains an error the issuer must correct the original, because changing only the translation makes the set inconsistent and gets it returned. Cost and lead time depend on page count, how many certified sets are needed, the target language and the steps the receiving party requires, so every file is quoted before work starts. Send scans of every page together with the written requirements from the donor, grant-maker, bank or receiving authority via LINE @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

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