1. Member States shall ensure that the institutions and persons subject to this Directive:
(a) establish adequate procedures of internal control and communication in order to forestall and prevent operations related to money laundering;
(b) take appropriate measures so that their employees are aware of the provisions contained in this Directive. These measures shall include participation of their relevant employees in special training programmes to help them recognise operations which may be related to money laundering as well as to instruct them as to how to proceed in such cases.
Where a natural person falling within any of Article 2a(3) to (7) undertakes his professional activities as an employee of a legal person, the obligations in this Article shall apply to that legal person rather than to the natural person.
2. Member States shall ensure that the institutions and persons subject to this Directive have access to up-to-date information on the practices of money launderers an