Programas de compliance e branqueamento de capitais: implicações da lei n º 83/2017, de 31 de agosto, no regime jurídico de Portugal

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to analyze the effects of Law no. 83/2017, of August 31, in the Portuguese legal system of money laundering, specifically with regard to its possible impact on compliance programs of companies operating in the so-called "risk sectors". The aim  is therefore to clarify at the end of the investigation whether there would be a duty, even if sectoral, to implement compliance programs for certain legal entities in Portugal and, if so, what would be the provisions relating to their content, structuring and minimum requirements to be considered effective.