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application of the text to other activities. It also application, in particular to crypto-assets and harmonise money laundering offences within
introduced new concepts and obligations such virtual currencies. It specified the due diligence member states and provide a list of the 22 main
as: maintaining a register of beneficiaries and measures to be applied, particularly with offences which constitute money laundering
a register of trusts; broadening the notion of regard to high-risk countries and strengthened (including cybercrime for the first time). It also
Politically Exposed Person (PEP); and tax fraud the transparency of information relating to reinforced applicable criminal sanctions, as
as a predicate offence for money laundering. beneficiaries. well as requirements for information sharing
between jurisdictions.
The Fifth Directive was adopted on 30 May Finally, the Sixth Directive came into force
2018 and, once again, it extended the scope of on 3 December 2020. Its objective was to

22 INFRACTIONS PRINCIPALES POUR LE BLANCHIMENT D’ARGENT
22 PREDICATE OFFENSES FOR MONEY LAUNDERING

Participation à une organisation criminelle
Participating in an organized crime group of racketeering Terrorisme
Terrorism

Trafic d’humains / de migrants
Human trafficking and migrant smuggling Exploitation sexuelle
Sexual exploitation

Trafic de drogue et substances psychotropes
Illicit trafficking in narcotics and psychtropic substances Trafic d’armes
Illegal arms trafficking

Trafic de biens volés et de marchandises illicites
Trafficking in stolen goods and illicits goods Délit d’initié et manipulation boursière
Insider trading and market manipulation

Cybercriminalité
Cybercrime Meurtre et lésions corporelles
Murder and grievous bodily harm (GBH)

Corruption
Corruption Piratage
Piracy

Contrefaçon
Forgery Extorsion
Extortion

Délinquance fiscale liée aux impôts directs et indirects
Tax crime relating to both direct and indirect taxes Contrebande
Smuggling

Vol qualifié ou vol simple
Robery and theft Enlèvement et prise d’otage
Kidnapping and hostage taking

Fraude
Fraud Faux-monnayage
Counterfeiting currency

Piratage de produits
Piracy of products Crime environnemental
Environmental crime

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