One of the main pillars of the action taken by the Union was Council Directive 91/308/EEC, which laid down a series of measures and obligations on financial institutions, legal persons and certain professions as regards, inter alia, transparency and record-keeping, as well as ‘know-your-customer’ provisions, and laid down an obligation to report suspicious transactions to national Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs).
Ceann de phríomhcholúin na gníomhaíochta a rinne an tAontas ba ea Treoir 91/308/CEE ón gComhairle, ar leagadh síos inti sraith de bhearta agus oibleagáidí faoi institiúidí airgeadais, daoine dlítheanacha agus gairmeacha áirithe maidir leis an méid seo, inter alia, trédhearcacht, coinneáil taifead agus forálacha “bíodh aithne agat ar do chustaiméir”, agus leagadh síos inti oibleagáid idirbhearta amhrasacha a thuairisciú do na hAonaid náisiúnta um Fhaisnéis Airgeadais (AFAnna).