3 Amendments of Lídia PEREIRA related to 2021/0244(COD)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Facilitating access to financial information is necessary to prevent, detect, investigate orof assistance in preventing crime, detecting suspicious activity, assisting criminal investigations or carrying out criminal law prosecuteions of serious crime, including terrorism. In particular, swift access to financial information, terrorist financing, money laundering or organised crime. In particular, swift access to financial information, strictly respecting the fundamental rights of citizens, is essential for carrying out effective criminal investigations and for successfully tracing and subsequentlytracing and confiscating instrumentalities and proceeds of crime.
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Considering the cross-border nature of organised crime and money laundering as well as the importance of relevant financial information for the purposes of combating criminal activities, including by swiftly tracing, freezing and confiscating illegally obtained assets where possible and appropriate, authorities competent for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences designated in accordance with Directive (EU) 2019/1153 should be able to directly access and search the centralised bank account registries of other Member States through the BAR single access point put in place pursuant to Directive (EU) YYYY/XX, ensuring strict respect for fundamental rights and the highest standards of protection for citizens' privacy and personal data.
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The safeguards and limitations already established by Directive (EU) 2019/1153 should also apply in respect of the possibilities to access and search bank account information, through the BAR single access point, established by the present Directive. These safeguards and limitations include, in particular, those concerning the limitation to the authorities that have the power to access and search bank account information, the purposes for which the access and search may be conducted, the types of information that are accessible and searchable, requirements applicable to the staff of the designated competent authorities, the security of the data and the logging of access and searches.