Brussels, 22/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - The Directorate General for the Internal Market at the European Commission has published a second working document on its website on application measures of Directive 2005/60/EC on the use of the financial system for money laundering and funding terrorism (see EUROPE 9030). Interested parties have until 16 March 2006 to respond. In the document, the Commission gives the first draft of a new application directive, going into more detail about 'politically exposed' individuals at risk of money laundering and funding terrorism. Under to Directive 2005/60/EC, these are people in high public office, their direct family and people known to be closely connected with them. The application directive will set out criteria for assessing financial situations and activity where there is little risk of money laundering.