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Communicate indications of violations within the scope of money laundering supervision (whistleblower system)

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Procedure

            			
You can report your tip about a violation of the Money Laundering Act in writing and anonymously. 

Written procedure: 


  • You prepare a written report of the potential or actual violation of the Money Laundering Act. If available, attach evidence.
  • Important: You can always submit your report anonymously. - In the next step, you must locate the responsible office, for example through the service portals of the federal states. The report can be submitted by mail, by e-mail (via an e-mail address set up at short notice with immediate deletion) or via a lawyer. Upon receipt, the competent body will examine the reported information.
  • If contact data is available from you and the responsible office has queries, a consultation regarding your report can take place.
  • In the case of an anonymous submission, further processing will take place without contact.
  • If the information indicates a suspected crime, it will be forwarded to the responsible public prosecutor's office or police and followed up there.
			
Legal bases
			
More information
There are several competent authorities for money laundering supervision in the state of Bremen. Below you will find the responsibilities per business sector. 

The Senator for Economics, Labor and Europe 

Supervision in the municipality of Bremen over: 


  • Financial companies according to § 2 para. 1 no. 6 GwG
  • Insurance intermediaries according to § 2 para. 1 no. 8 GwG
  • Service providers for companies and trust assets or trustees according to § 2 para. 1 no. 13 AMLA
  • real estate agents according to § 2 para. 1 no. 14 GwG and
  • dealers in goods according to § 2 Para. 1 No. 16 GwG

The Magistrate of the City of Bremerhaven 

Supervision in the Municipality of Bremerhaven of: 


  • financial companies according to § 2 Para. 1 No. 6 GwG
  • Insurance intermediaries according to § 2 Para. 1 No. 8 GwG
  • Service providers for companies and trust assets or trustees according to § 2 Para. 1 No. 13 GwG
  • Real estate agents according to § 2 para. 1 no. 14 GwG and
  • dealers in goods, art brokers and art warehouse keepers, insofar as the warehousing takes place in duty-free zones according to Section 2 (1) No. 16 GwG.

The Senator for the Interior  


  • Supervision of organizers and brokers of games of chance according to Section 2 Para. 1 No. 15 AMLA

Bremen Tax Office 


  • Supervision of wage tax assistance associations according to §2 Para. 1 No. 12 GwG i.V.m. §4 No. 11 StBerG

President of the Bremen District Court 

Supervision of: 


  • Notaries according to §2 Para. 1 No. 10 GwG
  • Non-chambered legal advisors and registered persons within the meaning of §10 Legal Services Act according to §2 Para. 1 No. 11 GwG