sou · H0B312 · 2012-05-30 00:00:00 — 3Each Party shall ensure that the performance of the functions of the FIUs under this article shall not be affected by their internal status, regardless of whether they are administrative, law enforcement or judicial authorities. CETS 198 – Laundering of the Proceeds from Crime and Financing of Terrorism, 16.V.2005 4Each request made under this article shall be accompanied by a brief statement of the relevant facts known to the requesting FIU. The FIU shall specify in the request how the information sought will be used. 5When a request is made in accordance with this article, the requested FIU shall provide all relevant information, including accessible financial information and requested law enforcement data, sought in the request, without the need for a formal letter of request under applicable conventions or agreements between the Parties. 6An FIU may refuse to divulge information which could lead to impairment of a criminal investigation being conducted in the requested Party or, in exceptional circumstances, where divulging the information would be clearly disproportionate to the legitimate interests of a natural or legal person or the Party concerned or would otherwise not be in accordance with fundamental principles of national law of the requested Party. such refusal shall be appropriately explained to the FIU requesting the information. 7Information or documents obtained under this article shall only be used for the purposes laid down in paragraph 1. Information supplied by a counterpart FIU shall not be disseminated to a third party, nor be used by the receiving FIU for purposes other than analysis, without prior consent of the supplying FIU. 8When transmitting information or documents pursuant to this article, the transmitting FIU may impose restrictions and conditions on the use of information for purposes other than those stipulated in paragraph 7. The receiving FIU shall comply with any such restrictions and conditions. 9Where a Party wishes to use transmitted information or documents for criminal investigations or prosecutions for the purposes laid down in paragraph 7, the transmitting FIU may not refuse its consent to such use unless it does so on the basis of restrictions under its national law or conditions referred to in paragraph 6. refusal to grant consent shall be appropriately explained. 10FIUs shall undertake all necessary measures, including security measures, to ensure that information submitted under this article is not accessible by any other authorities, agencies or departments. 11The information submitted shall be protected, in conformity with 1981 for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of (ETS No. 108) and taking account of Recommendation No R(87)15 of of Regulating the Use of in the Sector, by at least the same rules of confidentiality and protection of personal data as those that apply under the national legislation applicable to the requesting FIU. CETS 198 – Laundering of the Proceeds from Crime and Financing of Terrorism, 16.V.2005 12The transmitting FIU may make reasonable enquiries as to the use made of information provided and the receiving FIU shall, whenever practicable, provide such feedback. 13Parties shall indicate the unit which is an FIU within the meaning of this article. Article 47 – International co-operation for postponement of suspicious transactions 1Each Party shall adopt such legislative or other measures as may be necessary to permit urgent action to be initiated by a FIU, at the request of a foreign FIU, to suspend or withhold consent to a transaction going ahead for such periods and depending on the same conditions as apply in its domestic law in respect of the postponement of transactions. 2The action referred to in paragraph 1 shall be taken where the requested FIU is satisfied, upon justification by the requesting FIU, that: a the transaction is related to money laundering; and bthe transaction would have been suspended, or consent to the transaction going ahead would have been withheld, if the transaction had been the subject of a domestic suspicious transaction report. Chapter VI – Monitoring mechanism and settlement of disputes Article 48 – Monitoring mechanism and settlement of disputes 1The Conference of the Parties (COP) shall be responsible for following the implementation of the Convention. a shall monitor the proper implementation of the Convention by the Parties; bshall, at the request of a Party, express an opinion on any question concerning the interpretation and application of the Convention. 2The COP shall carry out the functions under paragraph 1.a above by using any available on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures (Moneyval) public summaries (for Moneyval countries) and any available FATF public summaries (for FATF countries), supplemented by periodic self assessment questionnaires, as appropriate. The monitoring procedure will deal with areas covered by this Convention only in respect of those areas which are not covered by other relevant international standards on which mutual evaluations are carried out by the FATF and Moneyval. CETS 198 – Laundering of the Proceeds from Crime and Financing of Terrorism, 16.V.2005 3If the COP concludes that it requires further information in the discharge of its functions, it shall liaise with the Party concerned, taking advantage, if so required by the COP, of the procedure and mechanism of Moneyval. The Party concerned shall then report back to the COP. The COP shall on this basis decide whether or not to carry out a more in-depth assessment of the position of the Party concerned. This may, but need not necessarily, involve, a country visit by an evaluation team. 4In case of a dispute between Parties as to the interpretation or application of the Convention, they shall seek a settlement of the dispute through negotiation or any other peaceful means of their choice, including submission of the dispute to the COP, to an arbitral tribunal whose decisions shall be binding upon the Parties, or to the International Court of , as agreed upon by the Parties concerned. 5The COP shall adopt its own rules of procedure. 6The Secretary General of shall convene the COP not later than one year following the entry into force of this Convention. Thereafter, regular meetings of the COP shall be held in accordance with the rules of procedure adopted by the COP. Chapter VII – Final Provisions Article 49 – Signature and entry into force 1The Convention shall be open for signature by the member States of , Community and non-member States which have participated in its elaboration. Such States or Community may express their consent to be bound by: a signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval; or bsignature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval. 2Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of . 3This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date on which 6 signatories, of which at least four are member States of , have expressed their consent to be bound by the Convention in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1. 4In respect of any Signatory which subsequently expresses its consent to be bound by it, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of the expression of its consent to be bound by the Convention in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1. 5No Party to the 1990 Convention may ratify, accept or approve this Convention without considering itself bound by at least the provisions corresponding to the provisions of the 1990 Convention to which it is bound. CETS 198 – Laundering of the Proceeds from Crime and Financing of Terrorism, 16.V.2005 6As from its entry into force, Parties to this Convention, which are at the same time Parties to the 1990 Convention: a shall apply the provisions of this Convention in their mutual relationships; bshall continue to apply the provisions of the 1990 Convention in their relations with other Parties to the said Convention, but not to the present Convention. Article 50 – Accession to the Convention 1After the entry into force of this Convention, , after consulting the Parties to the Convention, may invite any State not a member of the Council and not having participated in its elaboration to accede to this Convention, by a decision taken by the majority provided for in Article 20.d. of the Statute of the unanimous vote of the representatives of the Parties entitled to sit on the Committee. 2In respect of any acceding State, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of deposit of the instrument of accession with the Secretary General of . Article 51 – Territorial application 1Any State or Community may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which the Convention shall apply. 2Any Party may, at any later date, by a declaration addressed to the Secretary General of , extend the application of the Convention to any other territory specified in the declaration. In respect of such territory the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of such declaration by the Secretary General. 3Any declaration made under the two preceding paragraphs may, in respect of any territory specified in such declaration, be withdrawn by a notification addressed to the Secretary General. The withdrawal shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of such notification by the Secretary General. Article 52 – Relationship to other conventions and agreements 1This Convention does not affect the rights and undertakings of Parties derived from international multilateral instruments concerning special matters. 2The Parties to this Convention may conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements with one another on the matters dealt with in this Convention, for the purposes of supplementing or strengthening its provisions or facilitating the application of the principles embodied in it. CETS 198 – Laundering of the Proceeds from Crime and Financing of Terrorism, 16.V.2005 3If two or more Parties have already concluded an agreement or treaty in respect of a subject which is dealt with in this Convention or otherwise have established their relations in respect of that subject, they shall be entitled to apply that agreement or treaty or to regulate these relations accordingly, in lieu of the Convention, if it facilitates international co- operation. 4Parties which are members of Union shall, in their mutual relations, apply Community and European Union rules in so far as there are Community or European Union rules governing the particular subject concerned and applicable to the specific case, without prejudice to the object and purpose of the present Convention and without prejudice to its full application with other Parties. Article 53 – Declarations and reservations 1Any State or Community may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, make one or more of the declaration provided for in Article 3, paragraph 2, Article 9, paragraph 4, Article 17, paragraph 5, Article 24, paragraph 3, Article 31, paragraph 2, Article 35, paragraphs 1 and 3 and Article 42, paragraph 2. 2Any State or Community may also, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, by a declaration addressed to the Secretary General, reserve its right not to apply, in part or in whole, the provisions of Article 7, paragraph 2, sub-paragraph c; Article 9, paragraph 6; Article 46, paragraph 5; and Article 47. 3Any State or Community may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, declare the in which it intends to apply Articles 17 and 19 of this Convention, particularly taking into account applicable international agreements in the field of international co-operation in criminal matters. It shall notify any changes in this information to the Secretary General of . 4Any State or Community may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, declare: a that it will not apply Article 3, paragraph 4 of this Convention; or b that it will apply Article 3, paragraph 4 of this Convention only partly; or c the in which it intends to apply Article 3, paragraph 4 of this Convention. It shall notify any changes in this information to the Secretary General of . 5No other reservation may be made. 6Any Party which has made a reservation under this article may or partly withdraw it by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of . The withdrawal shall take effect on the date of receipt of such notification by the Secretary General. CETS 198 – Laundering of the Proceeds from Crime and Financing of Terrorism, 16.V.2005 7A Party which has made a reservation in respect of a provision of the Convention may not claim the application of that provision by any other Party; it may, however, if its reservation is partial or conditional, claim the application of that provision in so far as it has itself accepted it. Article 54 – Amendments 1Amendments to the Convention may be proposed by any Party, and shall be communicated by the Secretary General of to the member States of , to Community and to every non-member State which has acceded to or has been invited to accede to this Convention in accordance with the provisions of Article 50. 2Any amendment proposed by a Party shall be communicated to () which shall submit to its opinion on that proposed amendment. 3The shall consider the proposed amendment and the opinion submitted by the CDPC and may adopt the amendment by the majority provided for in Article 20.d of the Statute of . 4The text of any amendment adopted by in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article shall be forwarded to the Parties for acceptance. 5Any amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article shall come into force on the thirtieth day after all Parties have informed the Secretary General of their acceptance thereof. 6In order to update the categories of offences contained in the appendix, as well as amend Article 13, amendments may be proposed by any Party or by . They shall be communicated by the Secretary General of to the Parties. 7After having consulted the Parties which are not members of , if necessary the CDPC, may adopt an amendment proposed in accordance with paragraph 6 by the majority provided for in Article 20.d of the Statute of . The amendment shall enter into force following the expiry of a period of one year after the date on which it has been forwarded to the Parties. During this period, any Party may notify the Secretary General of any objection to the entry into force of the amendment in its respect. 8If one-third of the Parties notifies the Secretary General of an objection to the entry into force of the amendment, the amendment shall not enter into force. 9If less than one-third of the Parties notifies an objection, the amendment shall enter into force for those Parties which have not notified an objection. CETS 198 – Laundering of the Proceeds from Crime and Financing of Terrorism, 16.V.2005 10Once an amendment has entered into force in accordance with paragraphs 6 to 9 of this article and a Party has notified an objection to it, this amendment shall come into force in respect of the Party concerned on the first day of the month following the date on which it has notified the Secretary General of acceptance. A Party which has made an objection may withdraw it at any time by notifying it to the Secretary General of . 11If an amendment has been adopted by , a State or Community may not express their consent to be bound by the Convention, without accepting at the same time the amendment. Article 55 – Denunciation 1Any Party may, at any time, denounce the Convention by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of . 2Such denunciation shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary General. 3The present Convention shall, however, continue to apply to the enforcement under Article 23 of confiscation for which a request has been made in conformity with the provisions of the Convention before the date on which such a denunciation takes effect. Article 56 – Notifications The Secretary General of shall notify the member States of , Community, the non-member States which have participated in the elaboration of the Convention, any State invited to accede to it and any other Party to the Convention of: a any signature; b the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession; c any date of entry into force of the Convention in accordance with Articles 49 and 50; d any declaration or reservation made under Article 53; e any other act, notification or communication relating to the Convention. In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this Convention. Done at , this 16th day of 2005, in English and in French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the archives of . The Secretary General of shall transmit certified copies to each member State of , to Community, to the non-member States which have participated in the elaboration of the Convention and to any State invited to accede to it. CETS 198 – Laundering of the Proceeds from Crime and Financing of Terrorism, 16.V.2005 aparticipation in an organised criminal group and racketeering; bterrorism, including financing of terrorism; ctrafficking in human beings and migrant smuggling; dsexual exploitation, including sexual exploitation of children; eillicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; fillicit arms trafficking; gillicit trafficking in stolen and other goods; hcorruption and bribery; kcounterfeiting and piracy of products; mmurder, grievous bodily injury; nkidnapping, illegal restraint and hostage-taking; orobbery or theft; tinsider trading and market manipulation. fördragsserie - Nr 198 konvention om penningtvätt, efterforskning, beslag och förverkande av av brott och om finansiering av terrorism 2 CETS 198 – Penningtvätt av av brott och finansiering av terrorism, medlemsstater och övriga som har undertecknat denna konvention, som beaktar att ändamål är att uppnå en större enighet bland sina medlemsstater, som är övertygade om behovet av att vidta gemensamma brottsbekämpande åtgärder för att skydda samhället, som anser att kampen mot allvarliga brott, som har blivit ett allt större internationellt problem, kräver ett utnyttjande av moderna och effektiva metoder på internationell nivå, som anser att en av dessa metoder består i att beröva brottslingar vinningen av och hjälpmedlen för deras brott, som anser att ett väl fungerande system för internationellt samarbete även måste upprättas för att uppnå detta mål, som erinrar om konvention om penningtvätt, efterforskning, beslag och förverkande av av brott (ETS nr 141 – nedan kallad konvention), som erinrar om resolution (2001) om hot mot internationell fred och säkerhet förorsakat av terroristhandlingar, som antogs av säkerhetsråd , särskilt punkt 3 d i denna, som erinrar om den internationella konventionen om bekämpande av finansiering av terrorism, som antogs av generalförsamling , särskilt artiklarna 2 och 4 i denna, som ålägger parterna att förklara att finansiering av terrorism är en brottslig verksamhet, som är övertygade om nödvändigheten av att vidta omedelbara åtgärder för att ratificera och i dess helhet genomföra den internationella konventionen om bekämpande av finansiering av terrorism som nämns ovan, har kommit överens om följande: CETS 198 – Penningtvätt av av brott och finansiering av terrorism, Kapitel I – Definitioner Artikel 1 – Definitioner I denna konvention avses med avinning: varje ekonomisk fördel som härrör från eller som direkt eller indirekt uppnåtts genom brott. Den kan bestå av sådan egendom som anges i b i denna artikel, begendom: all slags egendom, materiell eller immateriell, lös eller fast, samt juridiska handlingar eller urkunder som styrker äganderätt eller annan rätt till sådan egendom, chjälpmedel: all slags egendom som på något sätt, helt eller delvis, har använts eller varit avsedd att användas för att begå brottslig gärning eller brottsliga gärningar, dförverkande: sådant straff eller annan åtgärd beslutad av domstol efter rättegång på grund av brottslig gärning eller brottsliga gärningar som innebär slutgiltigt berövande av egendom, eförbrott: varje brottslig gärning som resulterat i sådan som kan vara föremål för brott enligt artikel 9 i denna konvention, ffinancial intelligence unit (nedan kallad FIU): en central, nationell instans som ansvarar för att ta emot (och, efter tillåtelse, begära) och analysera finansiell information och vidarebefordra den till de behöriga myndigheterna, irörande misstänkt och potentiell finansiering av terrorism, eller iisom krävs i nationell lagstiftning eller annan föreskrift, för att bekämpa penningtvätt och finansiera terrorism, gspärrande eller beslag: att tillfälligt förbjuda överlåtelse, förstöring, omvandling, förfogande över eller flyttning av egendom, eller att tillfälligt förvara eller omhänderta egendom med stöd av beslut av domstol eller annan behörig myndighet, hfinansiering av terrorism: de gärningar som anges i artikel 2 i den internationella konventionen om bekämpande av finansiering av terrorism som nämns ovan. CETS 198 – Penningtvätt av av brott och finansiering av terrorism, Kapitel II – Finansiering av terrorism Artikel 2 – Tillämpning av konventionen på finansiering av terrorism 1Varje part ska vidta sådana lagstiftningsåtgärder och andra åtgärder som kan vara nödvändiga för att den ska kunna tillämpa bestämmelserna i kapitel III, IV och V i denna konvention på finansiering av terrorism. 2Särskilt ska varje part säkerställa att den kan efterforska, spåra, identifiera, spärra, beslagta och förverka egendom, av lagligt eller olagligt ursprung, som används eller är avsedd att användas på något sätt, helt eller delvis, för att finansiera terrorism, eller från sådant brott, och så långt möjligt samarbeta i detta syfte. Kapitel III – Åtgärder som ska vidtas på nationell nivå Avdelning 1 – Allmänna bestämmelser Artikel 3 – Åtgärder för förverkande 1Varje part ska vidta sådana lagstiftningsåtgärder och andra åtgärder som kan vara nödvändiga för att den ska kunna förverka hjälpmedel och eller egendom vars värde motsvarar sådan och egendom som varit föremål för penningtvätt. 2I den mån punkt 1 i denna artikel är tillämplig på penningtvätt och på brottskategorierna i bilagan till konventionen kan varje part, för undertecknandet eller när den deponerar sitt ratifikations-, godtagande-, godkännande- eller anslutningsinstrument, genom en förklaring ställd till generalsekreterare, förklara att punkt 1 i denna artikel är tillämplig aendast i den mån brottet är belagt med frihetsstraff eller frihetsberövande åtgärd där högsta påföljden är .