CHAPTER IV

CONDITIONS GOVERNING ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

Specific obligations
Article 22
1
Member States shall take all necessary measures to:
a
ensure effective internal coordination within the organisation referred to in Article 4;
b
establish direct cooperation with the authorities of the other Member States referred to in Article 4;
c
ensure the smooth operation of the administrative cooperation arrangements provided for in this Directive.
1a
For the purpose of the implementation and enforcement of the laws of the Member States giving effect to this Directive and to ensure the functioning of the administrative cooperation it establishes, Member States shall provide by law for access by tax authorities to the mechanisms, procedures, documents and information referred to in Articles 13, 30, 31 and 40 of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council .
2
The Commission shall communicate to each Member State any general information concerning the implementation and application of this Directive which it receives and which it is able to provide.
Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
20 May 2015
on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC (
OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 73
).
Inserted by Council Directive (EU) 2016/2258 of 6 December 2016 amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards access to anti-money-laundering information by tax authorities.