Portugal Enacts Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

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Thursday, July 1, 1993
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
9
Issue: 
7
257
Abstract: 
The Portuguese Government, in the face of growing illicit trade in narcotics, especially from Latin America and Africa, has enacted two laws to combat money laundering. On January 22, 1993, it enacted a decree law no. 15/93 to implement the 1988 Vienna Drug Convention and on June 3, 1993, it enacted law no. 16/93 to implement the EC anti-money laundering directive…[more]