1. No criminal, civil, or administrative liability shall be incurred by the Supervisory Authorities, the Unit, the Law Enforcement Authorities, the Financial Institutions, the DNFBPs, the Virtual Asset Service Providers, or by the members of their Boards of Directors, employees, and legally authorized representatives, as a result of furnishing any of the required information or breaching any statutory, contractual, or administrative restriction imposed to ensure the confidentiality of information, even if they were not fully aware of the nature or actual occurrence of the Crime, unless it is proven that the reporting was made mala fide with the intent to harm others. 2. The criminal proceedings shall not lapse by prescription in relation to the crimes of Money Laundering, Financing of Terrorism, or Proliferation Financing, nor shall the imposed penalties extinguish by lapse of time; likewise, the civil actions arising therefrom or connected therewith shall not lapse by prescription. 3. The provisions of this Decree by Law shall not prejudice the provisions of Federal Law No. (7) of 2014 referred to herein above. 4. The Crime punishable under Article (33) of this Decree by Law, where it jeopardizes the security or interests of the State, as well as the crimes of Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation Financing, shall be deemed offences affecting the internal and external security of the State.
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