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<strong>Money</strong> Laundering <strong>through</strong> <strong>Money</strong> Remittance and Currency Exchange Providers - 2010 <br />

Table 5 - Sanctions applied to unlicensed /unregistered MR service providers<br />

Country Sanction<br />

Albania Fine or up to 3 years <strong>of</strong> imprisonment<br />

Argentina NA<br />

Armenia Fine or up to 3 years <strong>of</strong> imprisonment or the deprivation <strong>of</strong> the right to hold certain<br />

positions or practice certain activities for up to 5 years<br />

Austria Fine up to EUR 50 000.<br />

Bulgaria Fine up to EUR 5 000<br />

Chile Fine<br />

Croatia NA<br />

Cyprus Fine up to EUR 85 430 or imprisonment up to 2 years<br />

Denmark Fine<br />

Estonia Fine up to EEK 500 000 (appr. EUR 31 956)<br />

Finland Fine<br />

France Fine up to EUR 75 000 and/or imprisonment up to 3 years<br />

Georgia NA<br />

Germany Fine<br />

Hong Kong, China HK$ 50 000 (appr. EUR 717)<br />

Italy Up to 4 years <strong>of</strong> imprisonment<br />

Japan None since only banks may provide <strong>money</strong> transfer service<br />

Latvia Fine<br />

Liechtenstein Fine or imprisonment up to 1 year<br />

Lithuania Public works fine or imprisonment up to 4 years<br />

Macau, China Fine up to MOP 5 000 000 (appr.EUR 451 891)<br />

Malta Fine up to EUR 465 875 and/or imprisonment up to 1 year<br />

Mexico Fine<br />

Moldova There operate no independent <strong>money</strong> <strong>remittance</strong> service providers<br />

Monaco NA<br />

Netherlands Fine<br />

Poland None since only banks and Polish Post may provide <strong>money</strong> transfer service<br />

Romania NA<br />

San Marino Second-degree imprisonment (6 month to 3 years) and a fine as well as by third-degree<br />

disqualification from holding the <strong>of</strong>fices <strong>of</strong> director holder <strong>of</strong> representative powers<br />

internal auditor external auditor actuary liquidator or commissioner in companies or<br />

other bodies with legal personality<br />

Serbia NA<br />

Slovakia Fine up to EUR 333 333 or imprisonment<br />

© 2011 MONEYVAL and FATF/OECD - 65

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