# Directive (EU) 2019/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 laying down rules facilitating the use of financial and other information for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of certain criminal offences, and repealing Council Decision 2000/642/JHA, Article 3: Designation of competent authorities

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Each Member State shall designate, among its authorities competent for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences, the competent authorities empowered to access and search its national centralised bank account registry. Those competent authorities shall include at least the Asset Recovery Offices.
2. Each Member State shall designate, among its authorities competent for the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences, the competent authorities that can request and receive financial information or financial analysis from the FIU.
3. Each Member State shall notify the Commission of its competent authorities designated pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 by 2 December 2021, and shall notify the Commission of any amendment thereto. The Commission shall publish the notifications in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2019/1153/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2019-1153/article-3
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