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UNIÃO EUROPEIA. Conselho
Evaluation report on the fifth round of mutual evaluations "financial crime and financial investigations" - report on Portugal.- [Bruxelas] : Council of the European Union, 2011.- 1 CD-ROM ; 12 cm. - (12286/1/11 REV 2 GENVAL 71)
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INSTITUIÇÃO FINANCEIRA, TRANSACÇÃO FINANCEIRA, CRIME ECONÓMICO, INVESTIGAÇÃO CRIMINAL, RELATÓRIO, PORTUGAL

Table of contents. 1. Introduction. 2. National System and Criminal Policy. 2.1 SPECIALISED UNITS. 2.1.1 Investigative authorities. 2.1.2 Judicial authorities. 2.1.3 Directorate-General for Customs and Excise (DGAIEC).2.1.4 Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority - Banco de Portugal. 2.1.5 Securities Market Commission (CMVM).2.1.6 Training. 2.2 CRIMINAL POLICY. 2.2.7 Proceeds-oriented policy. 2.2.8 Prioritisation of tracing, seizure and confiscation of assets. 2.2.9 Tracing, seizing and confiscation of assets as a separate objective of criminal investigations. 2.3 CONCLUSIONS. 2.3.1 Investigative authorities. 2.3.2 Judicial authorities. 2.3.3 Criminal policy. 2.3.4 Training. 3 Investigation and Prosecution. 3.1 INFORMATION AND DATABASES AVAILABLE. 3.1.1 Databases and registers. 3.2 COOPERATION AT NATIONAL LEVEL. 3.2.1 Identification of bank accounts. 3.3 COOPERATION AT EUROPEAN LEVEL. 3.3.1 Legal framework. 3.3.2 Simplified information exchange on bank accounts.3.3.3 Information requests via the ARO. 3.3.4 Competent authorities. 3.3.5 Problems encountered. 3.4 FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS AND USE OF FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE. 3.4.1 Legal framework. 3.4.2 Use and effectiveness of financial investigations in specific crimes. 3.4.3 Continuation of an investigation into the financial aspects of crime after closure of a case. 3.4.4 Involvement of private experts during investigations. 3.4.5 Financial intelligence. 3.5 COOPERATION WITH EUROPOL AND EUROJUST. 3.5.1 Cooperation with Europol. 3.5.2 Cooperation with Eurojust. 3.6 CONCLUSIONS. 3.6.1 Information and data bases. 3.6.2 Cooperation at national level. 3.6.3 Cooperation at European level. 3.6.4 Financial investigations and use of financial intelligence. 3.6.5 Cooperation with Europol and Eurojust. 4 Freezing and Confiscation. 4.1 FREEZING. 4.1.1 At national level. 4.1.2 Cooperation at European level - Implementation of Framework Decision 2003/577/JHA. 4.1.3 Mutual assistance in the area of freezing. 4.2 CONFISCATION (INCLUDING FRAMEWORK DECISION 2005/212/JHA AND FRAMEWORK DECISION 2006/783/JHA). 4.2.1 Confiscation at national level. 4.2.2 Confiscation at European level. 4.3 CONCLUSIONS. 5 Protection of the Financial Interests of the Communities. 5.1 AVAILABLE MECHANISMS, PARTICULARLY COOPERATION WITH OLAF. 5.1.3 Measures to ensure proactive transmission of information to OLAF. 5.1.4 Provision of information to OLAF on the outcome of relevant cases. 5.1.5 Possible role of the European Commission in a criminal investigation. 5.1.6 Participation of OLAF officials in a criminal investigation. 5.1.7 OLAF participation in a joint investigation team (JIT). 5.1.8 Experience with JITs dealing with fraud against the financial interests of the EU. 5.1.9 Coordination of contacts with OLAF. 5.1.10 Expectations with regard to support from OLAF. 5.2 CONCLUSIONS. 6 Recommendations. 6.1 RECOMMENDATIONS TO PORTUGAL. 6.2 RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EUROPEAN UNION, ITS MEMBER STATES, INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES. ANNEX A: Programme for visit. ANNEX B: List of persons interviewed / met. ANNEX C: List of abbreviations/glossary of terms.