council decis octob arrang cooper financi intellig unit member state respect exchang inform jha council european union regard treati european union articl thereof regard initi republ finland regard opinion european parliament action plan combat organis crime approv amsterdam european council june action plan recommend recommend improv cooper contact point compet receiv suspici transact report pursuant council direct eec june prevent financi system purpos monei launder member state set financi intellig unit fiu collect analys inform receiv provis direct eec aim establish link suspici financi transact underli crimin activ order prevent combat monei launder improv mechan exchang inform fiu object recognis monei launder expert group set multidisciplinari group organis crime improv exchang inform fiu investig author member state multidisciplinari organis fiu incorpor knowledg financi law enforc judici sector council conclus march highlight fact strengthen system combat monei launder depend closer cooper author involv fight commiss report european parliament council implement direct eec identifi difficulti prevent commun exchang inform unit legal statu close cooper place relev author member state involv fight monei launder provis made direct commun author arrang successfulli adopt member state relat matter base principl laid model memorandum understand propos inform worldwid network fiu refer quot egmont group quot member state organis fiu ensur inform document submit reason space time decis affect convent arrang mutual assist crimin matter judici author adopt decis articl member state ensur fiu set design receiv disclosur financi inform purpos combat monei launder cooper assembl analys investig relev inform fiu fact indic monei launder accord nation power purpos paragraph member state ensur fiu exchang spontan request accord decis accord exist futur memoranda understand inform relev process analysi inform investig fiu financi transact relat monei launder natur legal person involv member state design polic author fiu suppli inform held fiu exchang pursuant decis author receiv member state design purpos compet area mention paragraph articl member state ensur purpos decis fiu singl unit member state correspond definit quot central nation unit order combat monei launder respons receiv extent permit request analys dissemin compet author disclosur financi inform concern suspect proce crime requir nation legisl regul quot context paragraph member state establish central unit purpos receiv transmit inform decentralis agenc member state unit fiu mean articl notifi inform gener secretariat council write notif affect current relat cooper fiu articl member state ensur perform function fiu decis affect intern statu administr law enforc judici author articl request made decis accompani statement relev fact request fiu fiu request inform sought request made accord decis request fiu provid relev inform includ financi inform request law enforc data sought request formal letter request applic convent agreement member state fiu refus divulg inform lead impair crimin investig conduct request member state except circumst divulg inform disproportion legitim interest natur legal person member state concern accord fundament principl nation law refus appropri explain fiu request inform articl inform document obtain decis intend purpos laid articl transmit inform document pursuant decis transmit fiu impos restrict condit inform purpos stipul paragraph receiv fiu compli restrict condit member state wish transmit inform document crimin investig prosecut purpos laid articl transmit member state refus consent basi restrict nation law condit refer articl refus grant consent appropri explain fiu undertak measur includ secur measur ensur inform submit decis access author agenc depart inform submit protect conform council europ convent januari protect individu regard automat process person data take account recommend septemb council europ regul person data polic sector rule confidenti protect person data appli nation legisl applic request fiu articl fiu limit applic nation law request effect exchang relev inform articl appli relat inform forward articl articl member state provid agre protect channel commun fiu articl decis implement prejudic member state oblig europol laid europol convent articl extent level cooper fiu express memoranda understand conclud conclud author member state compat decis provis thereof remain unaffect decis provis decis provis memorandum understand conclud author member state decis supersed memoranda understand year decis take effect member state ensur cooper fulli accord provis decis latest year decis take effect council assess member state complianc decis year date take effect decid continu assess regular basi articl decis appli gibraltar effect notwithstand articl unit kingdom notifi gener secretariat council fiu gibraltar articl decis effect octob luxembourg octob council presid guigou oj oj