Section 5: The national financial intelligence unit

The TRACFIN (Traitement du renseignement et action contre les circuits financiers clandestins) department, provided for in Article L. 561-23, is attached to the Minister for the Economy and the Minister for the Budget and is responsible for : 1° Receive and process, under the conditions provided for by the legislation in force, the declarations prescribed in Article L. 561-15 and the other information provided for in Chapter I of Title…

I. – The TRACFIN department is headed by a Director and a Deputy Director. They are assisted by a legal adviser and his deputy, both of whom are seconded judicial officers. The Director has the rank of Director of Central Administration. The department is made up of departments, divisions and units responsible for carrying out one or more of the tasks entrusted to it, as well as support functions. II….

I.-The transmission of information pursuant to the provisions of I of Article L. 561-28 and Articles L. 561-29-1 and L. 561-31 shall be signed by the Director, his deputy or department staff specially appointed for this purpose by the Director. II – The information memorandum provided for in Article L. 561-30-1 is sent to the Public Prosecutor under the conditions set out in I. Except in emergencies, it shall be…

I. – The only persons who may be assigned to the TRACFIN department, after having received prior authorisation, are public servants and employees made available pursuant to Article 13 of Decree no. 85-986 of 16 September 1985 relating to the special status of certain positions of State employees and to certain procedures for making employees available and definitively terminating their duties. II. – Agents assigned to the TRACFIN department or…