Considering that the movements of cash that are subject to controls under this Regulation take place across the external borders, and given the difficulty of acting once the cash has left the point of entry or exit and the associated risk if even small amounts are used illicitly, the competent authorities should be able to detain cash temporarily in certain circumstances, subject to checks and balances: first, where the obligation to declare or to disclose cash has not been met and, second, where there are indications of criminal activity, irrespective of the amount or whether the cash is accompanied or unaccompanied.
I bhfianaise go dtarlaíonn na gluaiseachtaí airgid thirim atá faoi réir rialuithe faoin Rialachán seo trasna na dteorann seachtrach agus ós rud é gur doiligh gníomhú a luaithe atá an t-airgead tirim imithe ón bpointe teacht isteach nó imeachta agus i bhfianaise an riosca a bhaineann leis sin fiú má úsáidtear suimeanna beaga go haindleathach, ba cheart go mbeadh na húdaráis inniúla in ann airgead tirim a choimeád faoi choinneáil ar bhonn sealadach in imthosca áirithe, faoi réir srianta agus ceartúcháin: ar an gcéad dul síos, i gcás nach bhfuil an oibleagáid maidir le hairgead tirim a dhearbhú nó a nochtadh comhlíonta agus, ar an dara dul síos, i gcás inarb ann do thásca de ghníomhaíocht choiriúil, gan beann mhéid an airgid thirim nó cibé an bhfuil sé tionlactha nó neamhthionlactha.