Legislation and Regulation

Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

 

Legislation – CBC/CFT

InstrumentNumberTopicPublication
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

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