Author Archives: FIU-Aruba

Amendments to the sanctions regime have recently been implemented:   Interim Sanction Decree Priority Sanction Regimes (AB2024 no.17): Inclusion of a humanitarian exemption. Amendment to Annex I to include Sudan and Niger   Decree to amend the Sanction Decree Cyber Attacks (AB2024 no.18): Inclusion of a humanitarian exemption. Amendments to the Sanction Decree Human Rights

Effective 21 November 2023, all financial and non-financial service providers are required to include a reference to “Opschorting” in the description of a subjective unusual transaction report (indicators 130201 and 130202) regarding a transaction that is eligible for suspension (opschorting). Currently, the instruction is only available in Dutch. An unofficial translation will be published at

Following the attacks that were executed by the Hamas on 7 October 2023 on Israel, the situation in the Middle-Eastern region has escalated. A former leader of the Hamas has called upon the Muslim world to protest on Friday 13 October 2023 in support of the Palestinians and to escalate the response to Israel by

FIU-Aruba has published a guidance document on its website: Red flags: Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, Proliferation Financing & Associated Predicate Offences (Red flags: Witwassen, Terrorismefinanciering, Proliferatiefinanciering & Gerelateerde Misdrijven) Currently, the guidance document is only available in Dutch. An unofficial translation will be published at a later moment.

FIU-Aruba has published a new guidance document on its website: Sanctions and the reporting obligation: An Explanation in Understandable Language (Sancties en de Meldplicht: Uitleg in Begrijpelijke Taal) Currently, the guidance document is only available in Dutch. An unofficial translation will be published at a later moment.

  Effective 21 September 2023, and until further notice, all financial and non-financial service providers are required to report subjective unusual transactions related to proliferation financing under indicator 130202 (subjective indicator for terrorist financing). Additionally, all financial and non-financial service providers must include a reference to “Proliferatie” in the description of the report. Currently, the

FIU-Aruba reiterates the importance that service providers stay abreast of the public statements that are published on the website of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in relation to jurisdictions that are under increased monitoring and high-risk jurisdictions subject to a call for action. Responsibility of service providers in relation to jurisdictions that are under

Having regard for, in particular, article 2 (3) of Council Regulation 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 regarding the implementation of restrictive measures against persons, groups and entities with the aim of combating terrorism, the Council has reevaluated the established list as adopted in Regulation (EU) 2023/420 of 24 February 2023. The Council has concluded that

With a focus on human rights violations and abuses against women, the Council of the European Union (hereinafter: Council) has adopted Regulation (EU) 2023/500 and Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/501 on 7 March 2023. The adopted Regulation and Decision further implement the restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses in Regulation (EU) 2020/1998 and