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2016/0413(COD)COM(2016)825

Cash Controls at EU Borders Regulation

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on controls on cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005

Stage
In force, reached 12 Nov 2018
In force
In force since 2 Dec 2018 · CELEX 32018R1672
Procedure
Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
Lead DG
DG TAXUD
Commissioner
Pierre Moscovici
Last activity
2 Dec 2018
20 entries · record as of 30 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Publication in the Official Journal, 12 Nov 2018.

Show the earlier record: 11 dates, 21 Dec 2016 to 12 Sept 2018
  1. 21 Dec 2016
    • Adoption by Commission
  2. 23 Dec 2016
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 3 Jan 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 19 Jan 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
    • Referral of the legislative proposal to the EP committee responsible (announced in plenary)
  5. 26 Jun 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  6. 30 Jun 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  7. 13 Dec 2017
    • Endorsement by EP plenary of the committee decision to start interinstitutional negotiations
  8. 26 Jun 2018
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  9. 27 Jun 2018
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  10. 2 Jul 2018
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  11. 12 Sept 2018
    • EP position at first reading
  1. 18 Sept 2018
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  2. 21 Sept 2018
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 26 Sept 2018
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 27 Sept 2018
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 2 Oct 2018
    • Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
  6. 9 Oct 2018
    • Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
  7. 23 Oct 2018
    • Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
  8. 12 Nov 2018
    • Publication in the Official Journal
96 amendments

Amendments

Tabled between 5 Sept 2018 and 7 Sept 2018. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • CJ1295

Covers 95 of the 96 amendments.

By article

  • Annex I – heading 11
  • Annex I – point 31
  • Article 1 – paragraph 11
  • Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part1
  • Article 10 – paragraph 21
  • Article 12 – paragraph 11
  • Article 12 – paragraph 21
  • Article 12 – paragraph 31
  • Article 12 – paragraph 41
  • Article 13 – paragraph 11
Show 20 more provisions
  • Article 14 – paragraph 21
  • Article 14 – paragraph 31
  • Article 14 – paragraph 61
  • Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b1
  • Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c1
  • Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)1
  • Article 17 a (new)1
  • Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 21
  • Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)1
  • Article 18 – paragraph 11
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 21
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 31
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 41
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 21
  • Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)1

Covers 30 of the 96 amendments.

1 act

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 1 published.

ActKindStatusAdoption
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/776Implementing · RegulationPublished

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11 documents

Documents

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Summary

Generated

This regulation strengthens controls on cash entering or leaving the EU, replacing 2005 rules. It expands the definition of cash to include prepaid cards, cheques, and gold, and requires declarations for amounts of €10,000 or more. Affected parties include travelers, financial institutions, and customs authorities. The regulation is now in force, adopted by the European Parliament and Council.

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