2 Amendments of Ana GOMES related to 2016/0413(COD)
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In view of the risk that the application of Directive 91/308/EEC would lead to an increase in cash movements for illicit purposes which could pose a threat to the financial system and the internal market, that Directive was complemented by Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council20 . That Regulation aims at preventing and detecting money laundering and the financing of terrorism by laying down a system of controls applicable to natural persons who enter or leave the Union carrying amounts of cash equal to or bgrearter- negotiable instruments equal to or greater than 10 000 EUR or its equivalent in other currencies. The term 'entering or leaving the Union' should be defined in function of the territory of the Union as defined in Art.355, TFEU, in order to ensure that this Regulation has the broadest possible scope of application and that no areas such as free zones, international transit areas and similar areas would be exempt from its application and present opportunities to circumvent applicable controls. __________________ 20 Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Community (OJ L 309, 25.11.2005, p. 9).
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Considering their presence at the external borders of the Union, their expertise in carrying out controls on passengers and freight crossing the external border and experience gained in the application of Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005, customs authorities should continue to act as the competent authorities for the purposes of this Regulation. At the same time, the Member States should continue to be able also to designate other national authorities present at the external border to act as competent authorities. Resources from custom authorities and other national authorities should receive specific training on how to identify cash- based money laundering and Member States should allocate resources according to a risk analysis, and not disregard necessary controls of private aircrafts and yachts entering and leaving their territories.