Amendments to the scope of economic crime

2024-01-30T17:34:00
Portugal
Law 4/2024 was published on January 15, amending the Portuguese Criminal Code and the Anti-economic and Public Health Offenses Regime
Amendments to the scope of economic crime
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January 30, 2024

Key aspects

Law 4/2024 of January 15 (“Law 4/2024”):

  • completes the transposition of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of July 5, 2017;
  • broadens the scope of the crime of money laundering by introducing new predicate offenses;
  • broadens the scope of the crime of embezzlement; and
  • criminalizes the misuse of European Union (“EU”) funds.
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January 30, 2024