# Access to anti-money-laundering information by tax authorities

European Parliament procedure 2016/0209(CNS) (CNS - Consultation procedure, 8th term, committee ECON). Stage: Procedure completed. 45 committee amendments tabled by 19 Members between 2016-10-19 and 2016-10-19.

## What the amendments focus on

Consultation dossier on access by tax authorities to anti-money-laundering information. The amendments would give tax authorities access to AML information and beneficial-ownership data through mandatory automatic exchange of information, citing the LuxLeaks, Panama Papers and Bahamas Leaks scandals, tax havens and non-cooperative jurisdictions, due-diligence procedures of financial institutions, the FATF list of high-risk countries, virtual currency exchange and custodial wallet providers, reciprocity and the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molly SCOTT CATO | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124942.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Miguel VIEGAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125100.md |
| Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO | Spain | GUE/NGL | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125047.md |
| Marisa MATIAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96820.md |
| Lieve WIERINCK | Belgium | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/183022.md |
| Cora van NIEUWENHUIZEN | Netherlands | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125019.md |
| Marco ZANNI | Italy | ID | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124780.md |
| Marco VALLI | Italy | EFDD | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124778.md |
| Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS | Spain | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97203.md |
| Pirkko RUOHONEN-LERNER | Finland | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/132366.md |
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125046.md |
| Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO | Spain | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97078.md |
| Tom VANDENKENDELAERE | Belgium | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129164.md |
| Nils TORVALDS | Finland | RE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/114268.md |

## Official source documents

- PE592.157: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-592157_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-0209-CNS · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-0209-CNS.json

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