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Haiti - Politic : The deputies voted the law on money laundering
08/09/2016 10:27:51
While Haiti is under pressure, that money transfers https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18441-haiti-flash-us-threat-on-money-transfers-to-haiti.html and the entire Haitian banking system is threatened https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18457-haiti-flash-the-situation-is-critical-transfers-and-haitian-banking-system-threatened.html , if a set of concrete measures are not in place by November, the deputies ratified Wednesday in plenary session (50 votes for, 10 abstentions, 0 against) after sometimes heated debate, the bill amending the Act of 11 November 2013 sanctioning money laundering and financing of terrorism, adopted in urgency in Council of Ministers on August 30 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18482-haiti-politic-two-important-bills-passed-in-urgency.html Law forwarded to the Senate for ratification in the same terms.
It remains to the Lower House to ratify before the parliamentary recess (12 September), the bill on the organization and operation of the Central Unit of Financial Information (UCREF), what could be made this Thursday...
After the failure of the ratification session Tuesday to Senate https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18553-haiti-politic-ratification-of-important-legislation-failure-in-the-senate.html , the situation is still very complicated. The Senate had to resume Wednesday the session, but for lack of quorum (only 10 senators) the session could not take place...
See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18491-haiti-economy-gloomy-financial-perspective-for-haiti-if.html
SL/ HaitiLibre
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