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COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE EVALUATION OF ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING MEASURES AND THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM (MONEYVAL) COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE EVALUATION OF ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING MEASURES AND THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM (MONEYVAL) MONEYVAL(2017)2 Anti-money laundering and counter -terrorist financing measures Slovenia Fifth Round Mutual Evaluation Report June 2017 1 The Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism - MONEYVAL is a permanent monitoring body of the Council of Europe entrusted with the task of assessing compliance with the principal international standards to counter money laundering and the financing of terrorism and the effectiveness of their implementation, as well as with the task of making recommendations to national authorities in respect of necessary improvements to their systems. Through a dynamic process of mutual evaluations, peer review and regular follow-up of its reports, MONEYVAL aims to improve the capacities of national authorities to fight money laundering and the financing of terrorism more effectively. All rights reserved. Reproduction is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged, save where otherwise stated. For any use for commercial purposes, no part of this publication may be translated, reproduced or The fifth round mutual transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic (CD-Rom, Internet, evaluation report on Slovenia etc.) or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information was adopted by the storage or retrieval system without prior permission in writing from the MONEYVAL Committee MONEYVAL Secretariat, Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of at its 53rd Plenary Session Law, Council of Europe (F-67075 Strasbourg or [email protected]) (Strasbourg, 1 June 2017). 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 A. Key Findings ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7 B. Risks and General Situation ........................................................................................................................................... 9 C. Overall Level of Effectiveness and Technical Compliance ................................................................................ 9 D. Priority Actions ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 E. Effectiveness and Technical Compliance Ratings .............................................................................................. 15 MUTUAL EVALUATION REPORT ............................................................................................................................... 16 Preface ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 CHAPTER 1. ML/TF RISKS AND CONTEXT .................................................................................................... 17 ML/TF Risks and Scoping of Higher-Risk Issues .................................................................................................... 17 Country’s risk assessment ........................................................................................................................................... 21 AML/CFT Strategy .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 Legal framework .............................................................................................................................................................. 24 Institutional Framework .............................................................................................................................................. 24 Financial sector and DNFBPs ..................................................................................................................................... 26 Preventive measures ..................................................................................................................................................... 28 Legal persons and arrangements.............................................................................................................................. 29 Supervisory arrangements .......................................................................................................................................... 30 International Cooperation ........................................................................................................................................... 33 CHAPTER 2. NATIONAL AML/CFT POLICIES AND COORDINATION ................................................ 34 Key Findings and Recommended Actions .............................................................................................................. 34 Immediate Outcome 1 (Risk, Policy and Coordination) ...................................................................................... 35 CHAPTER 3. LEGAL SYSTEM AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES ..................................................................... 44 Key Findings and Recommended Actions .............................................................................................................. 44 Immediate Outcome 6 (Financial intelligence ML/TF) ........................................................................................ 47 Immediate Outcome 7 (ML investigation and prosecution) .............................................................................. 57 Immediate Outcome 8 (Confiscation) ......................................................................................................................... 67 CHAPTER 4. TERRORIST FINANCING AND FINANCING OF PROLIFERATION ............................. 76 Key Findings and Recommended Actions .............................................................................................................. 76 Immediate Outcome 9 (TF investigation and prosecution) ............................................................................... 78 Immediate Outcome 10 (TF preventive measures and financial sanctions) .............................................. 84 Immediate Outcome 11 (PF financial sanctions) ................................................................................................... 90 CHAPTER 5. PREVENTIVE MEASURES ............................................................................................................. 92 Key Findings and Recommended Actions .............................................................................................................. 92 Immediate Outcome 4 (Preventive Measures)........................................................................................................ 93 CHAPTER 6. SUPERVISION .................................................................................................................................. 103 Key Findings and Recommended Actions ........................................................................................................... 103 Immediate Outcome 3 (Supervision) ....................................................................................................................... 104 CHAPTER 7. LEGAL PERSONS AND ARRANGEMENTS .......................................................................... 116 Key Findings and Recommended Actions ........................................................................................................... 116 3 Immediate Outcome 5 (Legal Persons and Arrangements) ............................................................................ 117 CHAPTER 8. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ........................................................................................ 125 Key Findings and Recommended Actions ........................................................................................................... 125 Immediate Outcome 2 (International Cooperation) .......................................................................................... 126 TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE ANNEX ......................................................................................................................... 138 Recommendation 1 - Assessing Risks and applying a Risk-Based Approach .......................................... 138 Recommendation 2 - National Cooperation and Coordination ..................................................................... 141 Recommendation 3 - Money laundering offence ................................................................................................. 142 Recommendation 4 - Confiscation and provisional measures ....................................................................... 145 Recommendation 5 - Terrorist financing offence ............................................................................................... 147 Recommendation 6 - Targeted financial sanctions related to terrorism and terrorist financing ... 149 Recommendation 7 – Targeted financial sanctions related to proliferation ........................................... 153 Recommendation 8 – Non-profit organisations..................................................................................................