Einde inhoudsopgave
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
Article 7 Measures to combat money-laundering
Geldend
Geldend vanaf 29-09-2003
- Bronpublicatie:
15-11-2000, Trb. 2001, 68 (uitgifte: 13-04-2001, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Inwerkingtreding
29-09-2003
- Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:
19-02-2004, Trb. 2004, 34 (uitgifte: 30-08-2004, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Vakgebied(en)
Internationaal strafrecht / Algemeen
1.
Each State Party:
- a)
Shall institute a comprehensive domestic regulatory and supervisory regime for banks and non-bank financial institutions and, where appropriate, other bodies particularly susceptible to money-laundering, within its competence, in order to deter and detect all forms of money-laundering, which regime shall emphasize requirements for customer identification, record-keeping and the reporting of suspicio us transactions;
- b)
Shall, without prejudice to articles 18 and 27 of this Convention, ensure that administrative, regulatory, law enforcement and other authorities dedicated to combating money-laundering (including, where appropriate under domestic law, judicial authorities) have the ability to cooperate and exchange information at the national and international levels within the conditions prescribed by its domestic law and, to that end, shall consider the establishment of a financial intelligence unit to serve as a national centre for the collection, analysis and dissemination of information regarding potential money-laundering.
2.
States Parties shall consider implementing feasible measures to detect and monitor the movement of cash and appropriate negotiable instruments across their borders, subject to safeguards to ensure proper use of information and without impeding in any way the movement of legitimate capital. Such measures may include a requirement that individuals and businesses report the cross-border transfer of substantial quantities of cash and appropriate negotiable instruments.
3.
In establishing a domestic regulatory and supervisory regime under the terms of this article, and without prejudice to any other article of this Convention, States Parties are called upon to use as a guideline the relevant initiatives of regional, interregional and multilateral organizations against money-laundering.
4.
States Parties shall endeavour to develop and promote global, regional, subregional and bilateral cooperation among judicial, law enforcement and financial regulatory authorities in order to combat money-laundering.