EU Legislation
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing and amending Directive 2009/101/EC
On 5 July 2016, the Commission issued a proposal for a Directive (COM(2016) 450 final) amending the so- called fourth anti-money laundering Directive ((EU) 2015/849) . Opinions on this proposal have been issued by the European Central Bank and the European Economic and Social Committee. The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe issued comments strongly criticizing the proposal.
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Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Par
This Directive is the fourth directive to address the threat of money laundering. Council Directive 91/308/EEC defined money laundering in terms of drugs offences and imposed obligations solely on...
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council – The EU Counter-Terrorism Policy: main achievements and future challenges
The communication presents the main European Union (EU) level legislative and policy developments, as well as some of the future challenges, in the field of counter-terrorism. It forms a...
The European Union Counter-Terrorism Strategy
To combat terrorism effectively, the EU proposes to organise its actions around four objectives: prevention, protection, pursuit and response.
Prevention
The "Prevention" pillar aims to...
Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing
This directive aims to prevent the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing and overrides Directive 91/308/EEC. It applies to financial and credit...
Council Framework Decision 2001/500/JHA of 26 June 2001 on money laundering, the identification, tracing, freezing, seizing and confiscation of instrumentalities and the proceeds of crime
The Framework Decision does not define the crime of money laundering but it provides that Member States shall take the necessary steps not to make or uphold reservations in respect of a number of...
Council Decision 2000/642/JHA of 17 October 2000 concerning arrangements for cooperation between financial intelligence units of the Member States in respect of exchanging information
All Member States have set up financial intelligence units (FIUs) to collect and analyse information received under the provisions of Directive 91/308/EEC with the aim of establishing links...