Organic Law 1/2019, of 20 February, amending Organic Law 10/1995, of 23 November, of the Criminal Code, to transpose European Union Directives in the financial and terrorism fields, and to address issues of an international nature.

The purpose of this organic law is to transpose into national law Directive 2014/57/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on criminal sanctions applicable to market abuse, Directive 2017/541/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on combating terrorism and Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 5 July 2017 on combating fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union through criminal law, as well as completing the transposition of Directive 2014/62/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the criminal law protection of the euro and other currencies against counterfeiting.

The Criminal Code is also amended to complete the system for preventing and prosecuting the crime of trafficking in human organs by bringing it into line with the provisions of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Organs, which was opened for signature in Santiago de Compostela on 25 March 2015. Finally, the regulation of corruption offences is completed in accordance with the guidelines of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO).

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