# Combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment

European Parliament procedure 2017/0226(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 154 committee amendments tabled by 10 Members between 2018-04-12 and 2018-04-12.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns a directive on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment, including fraudulent payment requests, replacing a Council Framework Decision. The amendments address offences, definitions covering new payment instruments such as electronic money and virtual currencies, effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties with aggravating circumstances, jurisdictional rules, investigative tools, cross-border cooperation, crime reporting, and assistance to victims including in cases of identity theft.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eva JOLY | France | Verts/ALE | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96883.md |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.md |
| Petr JEŽEK | Czechia | ALDE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124707.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN | Germany | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1849.md |
| Ignazio CORRAO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124856.md |
| Laura FERRARA | Italy | NI | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124833.md |
| Fabio Massimo CASTALDO | Italy | RE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124812.md |
| Nuno MELO | Portugal | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96978.md |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |

## Official source documents

- PE620.858: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-620858_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-0226-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-0226-COD.json

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