Scheda

AMLA has finalised three sets of regulatory technical standards (RTS) defining key measures companies and professionals must apply to reduce money laundering and terrorist financing risks.

The three standards each cover a distinct area of AML/CFT requirements for the private sector:

Business relationships and occasional transactions: how companies and professionals should distinguish between the two, and how to identify linked transactions, so that customer due diligence thresholds are applied consistently.

Customer due diligence: the information companies and professionals must collect and verify, including proportionate measures for lower-risk situations, non-face-to-face verification, electronic identification, and screening of politically exposed persons (PEPs), their family members and close associates.

Group-wide arrangements: minimum requirements for effective group-wide AML/CFT arrangements, including governance, risk management, internal controls and secure information sharing.

The final draft standards have now been submitted to the European Commission. Once adopted and published in the Official Journal of the EU, they are proposed to apply six months after their entry into force. For football agents and professional football clubs, they will apply from 10 July 2029