Money transfers in excess of 10,000 euros to and from foreign accounts will be monitored by the National Office for Prevention and Deterrence of Money Laundering.

This institution now functions according to a new law, issued December 12, 2002, which regulates newly introduced measures against money laundering.

In practice, any banking operation involving a sum larger than 10,000 euros will be logged and monitored, irrespective of the recipients or the senders (individuals, companies, NGOs etc), the nature of the operation or of whether it is domestic or international.

(NewsBase 10.i.03)