‘cash’ means:

‘entering or leaving the Union’ means coming from a territory which is outside the territory covered by Article 355 TFEU to the territory which is covered by that Article, or departing the territory covered by that Article;

‘currency’ means banknotes and coins that are in circulation as a medium of exchange or that have been in circulation as a medium of exchange and can still be exchanged through financial institutions or central banks for banknotes and coins that are in circulation as a medium of exchange;

‘bearer-negotiable instruments’ means instruments other than currency which entitle their holders to claim a financial amount upon presentation of the instruments without having to prove their identity or entitlement to that amount. Those instruments are:

‘commodity used as a highly-liquid store of value’ means a good, as listed in point 1 of Annex I, that presents a high ratio between its value and its volume and that can easily be converted into currency through accessible trading markets while incurring only modest transaction costs;

‘prepaid card’ means a non-nominal card, as listed in point 2 of Annex I, that stores or provides access to monetary value or funds which can be used for payment transactions, for acquiring goods or services or for the redemption of currency where such card is not linked to a bank account;

‘competent authorities’ means the customs authorities of the Member States and any other authorities empowered by the Member States to apply this Regulation;

‘carrier’ means any natural person entering or leaving the Union carrying cash on their person, in their luggage or in their means of transport;

‘unaccompanied cash’ means cash making up part of a consignment without a carrier;

‘criminal activity’ means any of the activities listed in point (4) of Article 3 of Directive (EU) 2015/849;

‘Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)’ means the entity established in a Member State for the purposes of implementing Article 32 of Directive (EU) 2015/849.

the carrier, including full name, contact details, including address, date and place of birth, nationality and identification document number;

the owner of the cash, including the full name, contact details, including address, date and place of birth, nationality and identification document number, where the owner is a natural person, or the full name, contact details, including address, registration number and, where available, value added tax (VAT) identification number, where the owner is a legal person;

where available, the intended recipient of the cash, including the full name, contact details, including address, date and place of birth, nationality and identification document number, where the intended recipient is a natural person, or the full name, contact details, including address, registration number and, where available, VAT identification number, where the intended recipient is a legal person;

the nature and the amount or value of the cash;

the economic provenance of the cash;

the intended use of the cash;

the transport route; and

the means of transport.

the declarant, including full name, contact details, including address, date and place of birth, nationality and identification document number;

the owner of the cash, including the full name, contact details, including address, date and place of birth, nationality and identification document number, where the owner is a natural person, or full name, contact details, including address, registration number and, where available, the VAT identification number, where the owner is a legal person;

the sender of the cash, including the full name, contact details, including address, date and place of birth, nationality and identification document number, where the sender is a natural person, or the full name, contact details, including address, registration number and where available, VAT identification number, where the sender is a legal person;

the recipient or intended recipient of the cash, including the full name, contact details, including address, date and place of birth, nationality and identification document number, where the recipient or intended recipient is a natural person, or the full name, contact details, including address, registration number and, where available, VAT identification number, where the recipient or intended recipient is a legal person;

the nature and the amount or value of the cash;

the economic provenance of the cash; and

the intended use of the cash.

the obligation to declare accompanied cash under Article 3 or the obligation to disclose unaccompanied cash under Article 4 has not been fulfilled; or

there are indications that the cash, irrespective of the amount, is related to criminal activity.

the person required to make the declaration in accordance with Article 3 or the disclosure declaration in accordance with Article 4; or

the person required to provide the information in accordance with Article 6(1) or (2).

ex officio declarations composed under Article 5(3);

information obtained under Article 6;

declarations obtained under Article 3 or 4, where there are indications that the cash is related to criminal activity;

anonymised risk information and risk analysis results.

ex officio declarations composed under Article 5(3);

information obtained under Article 6;

declarations obtained under Article 3 or 4, where there are indications that the cash is related to money laundering or terrorist financing.

after it has carried out a thorough assessment of the necessity and proportionality of such further retention and considers it to be justified for the fulfilment of its tasks with respect to the fight against money laundering or terrorist financing, the FIU determines that further retention is required; or

after they have carried out a thorough assessment of the necessity and proportionality of such further retention and consider it to be justified for the fulfilment of their tasks with respect to providing effective controls as regards the obligation to declare accompanied cash or the obligation to disclose unaccompanied cash, competent authorities determine that further retention is required.

the templates for the declaration form referred to in Article 3(3) and for the disclosure form referred to in Article 4(3);

the criteria for the common risk management framework referred to in Article 5(4) and, more specifically, the risk criteria, standards, and priority control areas, based on the information exchanged pursuant to point (d) of Article 10(1), and Union and international policies and best practice;

the technical rules for the effective exchange of information under Article 9(1) and (3) and Article 10 of this Regulation via the CIS established by Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 515/97;

the template for the form for the transmission of information referred to in Article 10(3); and

the rules and the format to be used by Member States for providing to the Commission with anonymised statistical information on declarations and infractions pursuant to Article 18.

the list of competent authorities;

the details of the penalties introduced pursuant to Article 14;

anonymised statistical information regarding declarations, controls and infractions, using the format referred to in point (e) of Article 16(1).

a compilation of information received from Member States regarding cash related to criminal activities which adversely affect the financial interests of the Union; and

information on exchange of information with third countries.