{"id":"dossiers/PL8695","title":"PL8695","type":"dossier","html":"<p>Bill 8695. The Chamber debated and voted it on 17 June 2026.</p>\n<p>Sittings: <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-06-17-n147\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-06-17-n147\">Sitting of 17 June 2026</a></p>\n<h2>Debate</h2>\n<h3>17 June 2026 — <a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Ffinancial-centre\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/financial-centre\">The financial centre and financial regulation</a></h3>\n<p>The Chamber debated bill 8695 amending the 2004 anti-money-laundering law, which transposes articles 8 and 9 of the directive and fixes the roles of the prevention committee and the national coordinator, and adopted it by 60 votes to none.</p>\n<p>Carole Hartmann (DP), stating a fact about FATF evaluations of Luxembourg:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Lëtzebuerg gehéiert zu deene Länner, déi reegelméisseg Evaluatioune vum GAFI hunn.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>Luxembourg is one of the countries that have regular FATF evaluations.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-06-17-n147\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-06-17-n147\">Sitting of 17 June 2026</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fcarole-hartmann\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/carole-hartmann\">Carole Hartmann</a>, DP</p>\n<p>Dan Biancalana (LSAP), placing the bill within a longer process before the next evaluation:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Also, dëse Projet ass am Fong och just den Ufank vun engem och méi grousse Prozess am Kader vun der nächster Evaluatioun.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>So this bill is basically only the start of a bigger process in the run-up to the next evaluation.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-06-17-n147\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-06-17-n147\">Sitting of 17 June 2026</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fdan-biancalana\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/dan-biancalana\">Dan Biancalana</a>, LSAP</p>\n<p>Dan Hardy (ADR), making the bill's success conditional on practice:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Déi eigentlech Fro ass awer, wéi sech dës nei Instrumenter an der Praxis bewären. Genee dorunner wäert sech den Erfolleg vun dëse Mesüre moosse loossen.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>The real question, though, is how these new instruments prove themselves in practice. That is exactly what the success of these measures will be measured by.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2026-06-17-n147\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2026-06-17-n147\">Sitting of 17 June 2026</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fdan-hardy\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/dan-hardy\">Dan Hardy</a>, ADR</p>\n<h2>Votes</h2>\n<h3>Main vote: PL 8695 Lutte blanchiment et financement terrorisme</h3>\n<p>17 June 2026 — Premier vote constitutionnel.</p>\n<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">For</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">Against</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">Abstain</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fcsv\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/csv\">CSV</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">21</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fdp\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/dp\">DP</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">14</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Flsap\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/lsap\">LSAP</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">12</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fadr\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/adr\">ADR</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">5</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fdei-greng\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/dei-greng\">déi gréng</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">4</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fpiraten\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/piraten\">Piraten</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">2</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fdei-lenk\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/dei-lenk\">déi Lénk</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">2</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>60</strong></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>0</strong></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>0</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>\n<p>No deputy voted against the majority of their party in this vote.</p>"}