URUGUAY
Money Laundering Risks & Anti Money Laundering Laws
Riesgos del lavado de fondos y las leyes en su contra
Three pieces of journalism portray some of the underlying risks and precedents:
"Punta del Este: Blanqueador para el mejor lavado," Carlos Peláez, early 2001.
14-Feb-97
30-Jun-00
Early 2001
The Central Bank recently instituted a number of circulars to address the problem:
The base law pertinent to these circulars is BCU NRCSF, Libro I, Artículo 1 hasta Artículo 39.8
Compliance is supposed to start in 2001 and 2002.
In December, 2000, Uruguay joined GAFISUD, the South American regional chapter of the FATF initiative against money laundering. In May, 2001, GAFISUD is to meet in Uruguay.
The US State Department 2000 review of Money Laundering and Financial Crimes, released 1-Mar-01, has a Country Reports section with a part on Uruguay.
March, 2001