AMLR register · Guideline · AMLA
Guidelines on ML/TF risks, trends and methods involving third countries
Announced, no draft yetStatus reviewed October 6, 2026
- Articles
- Art. 32(1) AMLR
- Legal basis
- AMLR art. 32(1)
- Expected
- July 10, 2027
- Applies to
- every type of obliged entity
A mandate in the AML package that AMLA has scheduled in its Single Programming Document 2026-2028 or announced in a press release. No consultation paper exists yet and no EBA text covers the topic.
What it covers
Guidelines defining the ML/TF risks, trends and methods involving geographical areas outside the Union to which obliged entities are exposed, next to the Commission's delegated acts that identify high-risk third countries (Art. 29-31). Statutory deadline 10 July 2027; no consultation paper yet.
What it means in practice
Update country risk ratings, EDD triggers and transaction filters when the guidelines and the Commission's country lists appear.
Versions and what changed
- Consultation papernot yet available
- Final draftnot yet available
- Submitted to the Commissionnot yet available
- Published in the Official Journalnot yet available
Sources
- AMLA - Chair's opening statement to the European Parliament: 40 mandates, 6 submitted, 11 more in 2026 (15 Jul 2026)
- AMLR - Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 (EUR-Lex)
- AMLA - Authority for Anti-Money Laundering
Framework blocks it lands on
Enhanced Due DiligenceClient Risk Assessment resulting in new/updated/confirmed AML/CFT risk classification
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