# VSB 20 Art. 51 — Visits to clients abroad - **Rubric (DE):** Kundenbesuche im Ausland - **Rubric (EN):** Visits to clients abroad - **Chapter:** 6. Kapitel — Verbot der aktiven Beihilfe zur Kapitalflucht - **Scope:** Banks & securities firms (incorporated via [[GwV-FINMA Art. 35 - Identification, controlling person and beneficial|GwV-FINMA Art. 35]]) - **Status:** In force (since 1 January 2020) ## Description Visits to clients abroad are permitted, provided the bank's representative (*Beauftragte der Bank*) on such a visit neither accepts money whose transfer is prohibited, nor gives advice on illegal capital transfer, nor participates in compensation transactions (*Kompensationsgeschäfte*). ## Context & interpretation The SBA commentary states that Chapter 6 (Art. 47–52) remains unchanged in the 2020 revision. Under Art. 64 Abs. 2, a breach of Art. 46–57 is sanctioned only if intentional (*vorsätzlich*). ## FATF - None directly. ## Swiss counterparts - None in this map. ## Part of - [[VSB 20]] ## Sources - VSB 20 (Vereinbarung vom 13. Juni 2018, in force 1.1.2020), Art. 51 - SBVg Kommentar zur VSB 20 (2020), Kapitel 6 (Art. 47–52) and Art. 64 Abs. 2