Guidelines on the base amounts of pecuniary sanctions relative to turnover
- Articles
- Art. 53(11) AMLD6
- Legal basis
- AMLD6 art. 53(11)
- Expected
- December 31, 2026
- 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
Base amounts for pecuniary sanctions relative to turnover, broken down per type of breach and category of obliged entity, complementing the RTS on sanctions and measures. Statutory deadline 10 July 2026; AMLA schedules the consultation for Q2 2026 and the final guidelines for Q4 2026 and decided on 1 July 2026 to continue the work without extending its scope. No consultation paper yet.
What it means in practice
Together with the RTS on sanctions it makes the size of a fine for a given breach predictable across Member States; input for the compliance risk assessment and the board's view of enforcement exposure.
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 - planning of RTS, ITS and Guidelines: Annex XI to the Single Programming Document 2026-2028 (4 Feb 2026)
- AMLA - public summary of the 9th General Board, supervisory composition (1 Jul 2026)
- AMLA - regulatory instruments overview (RTS, ITS, Guidelines)
Framework blocks it lands on
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