Legislation – CBC/CFT
Instrument | Number | Topic | Publication |
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Resolution | 19/99 | Ratifies the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances | 30-07-1999 |
Resolution | 21/10 | Ratifies the United Nations Convention against transnational organized crime | 22-07-2010 |
Resolution | 38/10 | Ratifies the United Nations Convention against the financing of terrorism | 17-12-2010 |
Law | 12/10 | Institutes the obligation of financial institutions to have policies and procedures for anti-money laundering and to counter terrorism financing (Revoked by Law 34/11) | 09-07-2010 |
Presidential Decree | 25/11 | Establishment of the Financial Information Unit | 15-02-2011 |
Law | 34/11 | Updates the legislation on anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing applicable to financial institutions (replaced by Law 12/10) | 12-12-2011 |
Law |
1/12 Lei sobre a Designação e Execução de Actos Jurídicos Internacionais |
Legislates the mechanism of freezing of funds and economic resources belonging to, directly or indirectly, designated individuals or entities | 12-01-2012 |
Presidential Decree | 212/13 | Regulates the Financial Information Unit (Replaced by Presidential Decree 25/11) | 13-12-2013 |
Law |
3/14 Lei dos Crimes Subjacentes ao Crime de Branqueamento de Capitais |
Regulates and criminalizes the crimes underlying the crimes of money laundering and terrorism financing, which are not regulated by the Penal Code e other legislation, or if they are, do not comply with the international regulations in the previously existing legislation | 10-02-2014 |
Law |
2/14 Lei das Revistas, Buscas e Apreensões |
Regulates the situations in which searches and seizures in criminal proceedings are admitted, the conditions in which they must be carried out and by whom they must be authorized | 10-02-2014 |
Law |
13/15 Lei da Cooperação Judiciária Internacional em Matéria Penal |
Regulates the international judicial cooperation in criminal matters. | 19-06-2015 |
Law |
19/17 Lei sobre a Prevenção e o Combate ao Terrorismo |
Aims to prevent and restrain funding activities of terrorist movements, organizations, and elements; support national security. Revokes articles 62 to 64 of the law on AML/CFT. Enters into force on 25 November | 25-08-2017 |