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Directive 2001/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2001 amending Council Directive 91/308/EEC on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering - Commission Declaration · European Union

The Commission reiterates the commitment made in its work programme 2001 to launch a proposal before the end of this year for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a cooperation mechanism between the competent national authorities of the Member States and the Commission in order to ensure the protection of the Communities' financial interests against illegal activities, including Value Added Tax (VAT) fraud and money laundering. This commitment has been confirmed in the Communication from the Commission concerning the Action Plan for 2001-2003 on protecting the Communities' financial interests - Fight against fraud - of 15 May 2001(1).

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-13 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.