OREANDA-NEWS. November 10, 2011. Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law On Combating Legalisation (Laundering) of the Proceeds of Crime and Financing Terrorism, and to the Administrative Offences Code of the Russian Federation.

The Federal Law is aimed at improving the mechanism for countering the legalisation (laundering) of criminal incomes and the financing of terrorism.

The law particularly specifies procedures for ensuring internal audit by organisations performing transactions with monetary assets or other properties, these organisations’ obligations to provide information to authorised agencies, and the deadlines for submitting such information.

Besides, the Federal Law makes corresponding amendments to the Administrative Offences Code of the Russian Federation.