ОТНОСНО ПРАВНИЯ РЕЖИМ НА ВИРТУАЛНИТЕ ВАЛУТИ И БОРБАТА С ПРАНЕТО НА ПАРИ В РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ
ON LEGAL REGIME OF VIRTUAL CURRENCIES AND COUNTERING MONEY-LAUNDERING IN THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

Author(s): Yuliana Mateeva, Galina Kovacheva
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law
Published by: Икономически университет - Варна
Keywords: virtual currencies; money-laundering; regulation; prevention
Summary/Abstract: Current article has the task to explore the regime of virtual currencies according to current Bulgarian legislation – weather or not the use of such can be considered a crime against the financial system (money-laundering) according to Art. 253 of the Criminal code of the Republic of Bulgaria. As the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on countering money laundering by Criminal law, issued on 19 September 2018, has accepted a new notion of property, it shall be adopted a new definition of the term „property“, related to money-laundering, in Art. 93 of the Criminal code of the Republic of Bulgaria and it shall be considered that all transactions with virtual currencies represent financial operations according to Art. 253 of the Criminal code.

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