Section 27 GwG – German Financial Intelligence Unit

(1) The Zentralstelle für Finanztransaktionsuntersuchungen is the German Financial Intelligence Unit for prevention, detection and support in the combating of money laundering and terrorist financing under Article 32(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/849.
(2) The German Financial Intelligence Unit is organisationally autonomous and operates with functional independence in the framework of its functions and powers.