Protocol for sharing of Information by Law and Enforcement Agencies & Department with Central Economic Intelligence Bureau

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....nomic Intelligence Bureau - regarding. Kind attention is invited towards Board's Instruction No. 13/2018 - Customs dated 29th August, 2018 regarding Information Sharing Protocol with CEIB. 2. FATF Cell of Department of Revenue, New Delhi vide communication dated 04th August, 2021 has circulated the proposal received for discussion at the next EIC meeting wherein CEIB has highlighted that various LEAs are not sharing the information under Information Sharing Protocol (ISP), as the following observation: "The Credit request reports to Public Sector banks are given based on the database maintained by CEIB on the basis of information provided by LEAs. Although there is an information sharing protocol; (ISP) in this regard, bu....

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....oners of Customs (Preventive), All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs & GST Madam / Sir, Subject: Sharing of cases booked by Customs field formations under the Information Sharing Protocol with CEIB - regarding. During the 'Working Group on Intelligence Apparatus' meeting held on 26.03.2018, it was noted by the Finance Secretary that information sharing has become sporadic and a matter of pick and choose and that it is absolutely essential that intelligence sharing should be a continuous process and not something that is negotiable/discretionary. In this background, Finance Secretary stressed that all Investigating Agencies should regularly share information with Central Economic Intelligence Bu....

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....offence is detected, irrespective of the nature of offence, which involves contravention of any economic statute, are to be shared within a week of such detection/adjudication (unless specifically mentioned in the attached annexure). It may be noted that even if any order by any agency is placed in the public domain/website, a copy still needs to be sent to CEIB. 3.  In cases where inter agency ramifications noticed during course of investigation, that agency should be informed directly to save time (alongwith all supporting facts & figures) but invariably, a copy be enclosed to CEIB. 4.  For the time being, sharing may be done through (Secure Information Exchange Meeting) SIEN or hard copy till the necessary secure message ....

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.... SFIO Receipt of order of investigation Receipt of sanction for prosecution from MCA After passing of judgement by the court/tribunal   5 CBI Case Registration / FIR/Search / Seizure/ Arrest relating to economic offences Chargesheet Adjudication   6 ED PMLA case registration/Search action under FEMA (within a month) Attachment/ Seizure (within a month of search) Complaint (within a month of action)   Registration of complaints (FEMA) SCN (within a month of issue) Adjudication (within a month of action)   7 NIA Case Registration / FIR/Search / Seizure/ Arrest relating to economic offences Chargesheet Adjudication   8 NCB Search / S....