Financial Intelligence Sharing and the Egmont Group: Legal Limits and Practical Protection

This ARGA Observatory report examines information exchange between financial intelligence units and the safeguards governing its use. It addresses Egmont principles, confidentiality, consent to onward dissemination and the distinction between intelligence sharing and evidence used in legal proceedings. The analysis covers TRACFIN, suspicious activity reporting, the UK defence against money laundering framework and developments in the European AML architecture. Judicial decisions, a published cooperation example and six hypothetical scenarios illustrate practical questions of disclosure, challenge and protection. This publication includes the Russian and English versions.