(c) Establishing the offence of trafficking in persons as a predicate offence for money laundering offences

(h) Predicate offence shall mean any offence as a result of which proceeds have been generated that may become the subject of an offence as defined in article 6 of this Convention

(h) Predicate offence shall mean any offence as a result of which proceeds have been generated that may become the subject of an offence as defined in article 23 of this Convention

Jamaica stated that its legislation did not include a specific offence of laundering of proceeds of crime, as described in article 6, paragraph 1 included as predicate offences all serious crime, as defined in article 2, and the offences established in accordance with articles 5, 8 and 23 and did not include a provision to establish a list of specific predicate offences.

Romania stated that its legislation did not include a specific offence of laundering of proceeds of crime, as described in article 6, paragraph 1 included as predicate offences all serious crime, as defined in article 2, and the offences established in accordance with articles 5, 8 and 23 and did not include a provision to establish a list of specific predicate offences.

Some speakers identified gaps in the domestic legislative coverage of such offences, referring for instance to the insufficient scope of predicate offences to money laundering or to gaps in the constitutive elements of the offence of obstruction of justice.

All Federal indictable offences are money laundering predicate offences.

(e) If required by fundamental principles of the domestic law of a State Party, it may be provided that the offences set forth in paragraph 1 of this article do not apply to the persons who committed the predicate offence

(e) If required by fundamental principles of the domestic law of a State Party, it may be provided that the offences set forth in paragraph 1 of this article do not apply to the persons who committed the predicate offence.

Bahrain stated that its legislation included a specific offence of laundering of proceeds of crime, as described in article 6, paragraph 1, included a provision to establish a list of specific predicate offences and did not include in the list a comprehensive range of offences associated with organized criminal groups.

For example, in defining predicate offences of money laundering, some States enumerate them in a list attached to a piece of legislation, whereas some States take a so called threshold approach, defining the predicate offences as crimes punishable in a certain way.

(a) (i) The conversion or transfer of property, knowing that such property is the proceeds of crime, for the purpose of concealing or disguising the illicit origin of the property or of helping any person who is involved in the commission of the predicate offence to evade the legal consequences of his or her action

(a) (i) The conversion or transfer of property, knowing that such property is the proceeds of crime, for the purpose of concealing or disguising the illicit origin of the property or of helping any person who is involved in the commission of the predicate offence to evade the legal consequences of his or her action

For the purposes of extradition between States Parties, the offence of enforced disappearance shall not be regarded as a political offence or as an offence connected with a political offence or as an offence inspired by political motives.

(5) The offence for which extradition is requested is a military offence

1. For the purposes of extradition between States Parties, the offence of enforced disappearance shall not be regarded as a political offence or as an offence connected with a political offence or as an offence inspired by political motives. Accordingly, a request for extradition based on such an offence may not be refused on these grounds alone.

(a) Each State Party shall seek to apply paragraph 1 of this article to the widest range of predicate offences

(a) Each State Party shall seek to apply paragraph 1 of this article to the widest range of predicate offences

Trafficking offences are also included as predicate offences in the Prohibition on Money Laundering Law, 5760 2000 ( Prohibition on Money Laundering Law ).

The Unit participates in multi agency task forces set up to investigate money laundering and predicate crimes, including the financing of terrorism.

(c) The offence is

Proceeds derived from the offence

(b) Each State Party shall include as predicate offences at a minimum a comprehensive range of criminal offences established in accordance with this Convention

None of the offences set forth in article 2 of the present Convention shall be regarded, for the purposes of extradition or mutual legal assistance, as a political offence or as an offence connected with a political offence or as an offence inspired by political motives.

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for what offence was she killed?

for what offence was she killed?

Some representatives provided information on new legislation against money laundering that had been introduced in their countries, including measures that expanded the scope of predicate offences.

Some representatives provided information on new legislation against money laundering that had been introduced in their countries, including measures that expanded the scope of predicate offences.

Women most often file complaints for the offence of battery, and account for an increasing proportion of the victims of that offence.

Money laundering was considered a serious offence in most countries (86 per cent), as well as an extraditable offence (70 per cent).

Money laundering was considered a serious offence in most countries (86 per cent), as well as an extraditable offence (70 per cent).

Money laundering treated as an extraditable offence

The offence also applies to corporate entities.

Article 250a makes the transportation of persons across borders for the purposes of prostitution a criminal offence. It is also an offence to

It was pointed out that the focus should be on the offence rather than on the methods by which the offence was perpetrated.

2. In matters of international cooperation, whenever dual criminality is considered a requirement, it shall be deemed fulfilled irrespective of whether the laws of the requested State Party place the offence within the same category of offence or denominate the offence by the same terminology as the requesting State Party, if the conduct underlying the offence for which assistance is sought is a criminal offence under the laws of both States Parties.

States Parties undertake to include the offence of enforced disappearance as an extraditable offence in every extradition treaty subsequently to be concluded between them.

Under the law of the State in whose territory the offence was committed, the offence must be punishable with imprisonment amounting to three years

Any person also commits an offence if that person attempts to commit an offence as set forth in paragraph 1 of the present article.

Speakers highlighted several areas of concern, including the significantly increased incidence of fraud using telephones, e mail and the Internet growing theft and misuse of identities a substantial increase in the number and scope of predicate offences generating proceeds and the emergence of groups (which might not be directly associated with those carrying out the predicate offences) specializing in the laundering of funds derived from criminal activity.

In any event, the Organized Crime Convention and United Nations Convention against Corruption call upon States parties to include a broad range of serious crimes as predicate offences.

is guilty of an offence against this section

The penalty of this offence is life imprisonment.

3. States Parties undertake to include the offence of enforced disappearance as an extraditable offence in any extradition treaty subsequently to be concluded between them.