# Countering money laundering by criminal law

European Parliament procedure 2016/0414(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee DEVE / ECON / JURI / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 347 committee amendments tabled by 34 Members between 2017-07-13 and 2017-10-12.

## What the amendments focus on

Legislative dossier on countering money laundering by criminal law. Amendments address the link between money laundering, terrorist financing and organised crime, tax evasion and tax crimes as predicate offences, the FATF Recommendations, criminal penalties and sanctions for natural and legal persons, seizure of proceeds, jurisdiction across Member States, beneficial ownership, and effects on remittances, humanitarian aid, financial inclusion and developing countries.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | PPE | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125012.md |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |
| Eva JOLY | France | Verts/ALE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96883.md |
| Bernd LUCKE | Germany | ECR | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124820.md |
| Pirkko RUOHONEN-LERNER | Finland | ECR | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/132366.md |
| Kostas CHRYSOGONOS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125061.md |
| Stelios KOULOGLOU | Greece | GUE/NGL | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/130833.md |
| Ana GOMES | Portugal | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28306.md |
| Fabio DE MASI | Germany | NI | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124858.md |
| Judith SARGENTINI | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96815.md |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |
| Caterina CHINNICI | Italy | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124861.md |
| Petr JEŽEK | Czechia | ALDE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124707.md |
| Jan Philipp ALBRECHT | Germany | Verts/ALE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96736.md |
| Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ | Lithuania | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28276.md |

## Official source documents

- PE608.070: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-608070_EN.pdf
- PE609.660: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-609660_EN.pdf
- PE610.825: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-610825_EN.pdf
- PE612.169: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-612169_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-0414-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-0414-COD.json

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