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Anit Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR)

Preamble
Recitals 175
Chapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (Article 1-8) 8
Chapter II - INTERNAL POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND CONTROLS OF OBLIGED ENTITIES (Article 9-18) 10
Chapter III - CUSTOMER DUE DILIGENCE (Article 19-50) 32
Chapter IV - BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP TRANSPARENCY (Article 51-68) 18
Chapter V - REPORTING OBLIGATIONS (Article 69-74) 6
Chapter VI - INFORMATION SHARING (Article 75) 1
Chapter VII - DATA PROTECTION AND RECORD RETENTION (Article 76-78) 3
Chapter VIII - MEASURES TO MITIGATE RISKS DERIVING FROM ANONYMOUS INSTRUMENTS (Article 79-80) 2
Chapter IX - FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 81-90) 10
Annexes 6
- Annex I
- Annex II
- Annex III
- Annex IV
- Annex V
- Annex VI

competent authority

Defined in Article 2, Anit Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR)

Definitions over time (1)

09/07/2024 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 2, Anit Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR) Scope: Whole act

1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

‘competent authority’ means: a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU); a supervisory authority; a public authority that has the function of investigating or prosecuting money laundering, its predicate offences or terrorist financing, or that has the function of tracing, seizing or freezing and confiscating criminal assets; a public authority with designated responsibilities for combating money laundering or terrorist financing;

Used in (34 places in 22 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Anit Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR) (34 in 22)

Recital 20 · Recital 126 · Recital 129 · Recital 136 · Recital 140 · Recital 145² · Recital 147³ · Recital 153³ · Recital 154 · Article 2² · Article 10 · Article 11 · Article 31⁴ · Article 48 · Article 63 · Article 64 · Article 71 · Article 73 · Article 75² · Article 77³ · Article 78 · Annex III