Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07LJUBLJANA134
2007-03-07 13:57:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Ljubljana
Cable title:
SLOVENIA: IMPLEMENTING ANTI-TERRORIST FINANCE
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UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000134
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
EB/ESC/TFS KLEAHY, EB/ESC/TFS LCANNON, S/CT PHILL, S/ST
FINANCE GALER AND NOVIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER LE SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA: IMPLEMENTING ANTI-TERRORIST FINANCE
REGULATIONS
REF: A. SECSTATE 16120
B. SECSTATE 16917
C. SECSTATE 24344
UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000134
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
EB/ESC/TFS KLEAHY, EB/ESC/TFS LCANNON, S/CT PHILL, S/ST
FINANCE GALER AND NOVIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER LE SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA: IMPLEMENTING ANTI-TERRORIST FINANCE
REGULATIONS
REF: A. SECSTATE 16120
B. SECSTATE 16917
C. SECSTATE 24344
1. (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points to Andrej
Plausteiner, Acting Director of the Office of Money
Laundering Prevention at the Ministry of Finance.
Plausteiner is also the point of contact for terrorist
finance issues. The Government of Slovenia (GOS) is in the
process of harmonizing its laws with all EU directives. The
GOS expects to be fully aligned with EU directives for money
laundering prevention and terrorist finance by May 2007, a
full seven months earlier than the deadline given the GOS by
the EU. To date, the GOS has had no indication of terrorist
finance activities within Slovenia. Plausteiner noted that
several Bosnian Islamic humanitarian organizations have
opened accounts in Slovenia. The accounts are under regular
monitoring.
2. (SBU) In response to the Special FATF Recommendation IX on
Cash Couriers, Plausteiner informed Econoff that, according
to Article 27 of the Slovene Law on the Prevention of Money
Laundering, customs authorities are obliged to forward to the
Office for Money Laundering Prevention information about
every carrier transporting across the state border cash and
securities exceeding the amount of 12,500 euros. The GOS is
enacting significant measures to monitor financial
activities.
ROBERTSON
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
EB/ESC/TFS KLEAHY, EB/ESC/TFS LCANNON, S/CT PHILL, S/ST
FINANCE GALER AND NOVIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER LE SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA: IMPLEMENTING ANTI-TERRORIST FINANCE
REGULATIONS
REF: A. SECSTATE 16120
B. SECSTATE 16917
C. SECSTATE 24344
1. (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points to Andrej
Plausteiner, Acting Director of the Office of Money
Laundering Prevention at the Ministry of Finance.
Plausteiner is also the point of contact for terrorist
finance issues. The Government of Slovenia (GOS) is in the
process of harmonizing its laws with all EU directives. The
GOS expects to be fully aligned with EU directives for money
laundering prevention and terrorist finance by May 2007, a
full seven months earlier than the deadline given the GOS by
the EU. To date, the GOS has had no indication of terrorist
finance activities within Slovenia. Plausteiner noted that
several Bosnian Islamic humanitarian organizations have
opened accounts in Slovenia. The accounts are under regular
monitoring.
2. (SBU) In response to the Special FATF Recommendation IX on
Cash Couriers, Plausteiner informed Econoff that, according
to Article 27 of the Slovene Law on the Prevention of Money
Laundering, customs authorities are obliged to forward to the
Office for Money Laundering Prevention information about
every carrier transporting across the state border cash and
securities exceeding the amount of 12,500 euros. The GOS is
enacting significant measures to monitor financial
activities.
ROBERTSON