Recital 2

(2)The Commission should review the list of high-risk third countries listed in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 ² at appropriate times in light of the progress made by those high-risk third countries in removing the strategic deficiencies in their regime on anti-money-laundering and countering terrorist financing (‘AML/CFT’). The Commission should take account in its assessments of new information from international organisations and standard-setters, such as those issued by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). In light of this information, the Commission should also identify additional high-risk third countries presenting strategic deficiencies in their AML/CFT regime.