Law on the reform of the Penal Code since the General Council at its session of 11 May 1995, has approved the following: law on the reform of the Penal Code preamble The drafting of a criminal code is an extremely laborious and complex work, and the approval means a crucial fact in the legal regulation of a country. The Principality of Andorra undertook this work that was developed over several years and culminated with the publication on 13 July 1990.

The content of a criminal code presupposes a desire of stability and permanence. However, due to a desire to adapt to the new social environment, these qualities make it have to introduce those changes required by new circumstances or for an overview of the treatment of a given subject, without prejudice to a global reform of the text in order to adapt it to the new institutional situation.

In the above-mentioned text of the year 1990, as a manifestation of a current sensitivity in the face of this problem of modern times, has already joined the classification of crimes of money laundering. Now, lawmakers have wanted to give a new dimension to the fight against drug trafficking and crime by issuing a specific law for the protection of bank secrecy and the prevention of the laundering of money or securities products of crime that contains new obligations, and new formulations, designed to ensure that the Andorran financial circuits cannot be used for malicious purposes , which makes necessary a few modifications of articles 145, 146 and 226 of the Penal Code, which will require the following: Article 1 articles 145 and 146 of the criminal code are written as is expressed as follows: "Article 145 who commit an act to conceal the source of money or of values from a crime of drug trafficking, hijacking , illegal selling of weapons, of pandering, or terrorism, or use those money or securities circulate, knowing or having to know its origin, will be punished with a penalty of up to eight years in prison and fine of up to 20 million pesetas. "" Article 146 When, in the case of the previous article the author has performed for profit or have formed part of an Association for burglary or money whitening or values from crimes committed abroad, the penalty imposed may be of ten years in prison and a fine of up to 80 million PTA. "

Article 2 of the first paragraph of article 226 of the criminal code is written as is expressed as follows: "Article 226 administrator or employee of banking, credit establishment or financial institution, that reveal confidential information relating to maliciously customers, will be sentenced with imprisonment of up to four years. If the crime is committed by price or reward the highest will be seven years in prison. "

Final provision this law shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the official bulletin of the Principality of Andorra.

Casa de la Vall, 11 May 1995 Josep Dalleres Codina Syndic General Us the co-princes the sancionem and promulguem and let's get the publication in the official bulletin of the Principality of Andorra.

François Mitterand Joan Martí Alanis, President of the French Republic the Bishop of Urgell Co-prince of Andorra Co-prince of Andorra