RTS on the duties of home and host supervisors and the modalities of their cooperation

What it covers

How the supervisors of a cross-border group of obliged entities (financial and non-financial) divide their duties and cooperate: information exchange on their own initiative and on request, cross-border supervisory inquiries, common approaches such as coordinated or joint supervisory activities, and onward disclosure within the EU supervisory system without prior consent. AMLA consulted through a public hearing on 28 May 2026 (consultation paper of 11 May 2026; the hearing was the only channel for feedback). On 1 October 2026 AMLA published the final draft RTS (press release of 1 October 2026) for submission to the European Commission; adoption and publication in the Official Journal still to follow.

What it means in practice

No direct obligations for obliged entities. Groups with entities in several Member States should expect their home and host supervisors to share findings and to coordinate inquiries and inspections, so a finding in one country reaches the others faster.

Versions and what changed

1. Consultation paperMay 11, 2026
   AMLA consultation paper on the draft RTS under Art. 46(4) AMLD6, consulted through a public hearing

   First public draft. The public hearing of 28 May 2026 was the designated channel for feedback; no written contributions were accepted.

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2. Final draftOctober 1, 2026
   AMLA final draft RTS on home-host supervisory cooperation (press release)

   Published with the press release of 1 October 2026: roles of home and host supervisors, information exchange, cross-border inquiries, coordinated supervision and onward sharing among EU supervisors without prior consent. Submission to the Commission and publication in the Official Journal still to follow.

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3. Submitted to the Commissionnot yet available
4. Published in the Official Journalnot yet available

Consultation themes

• Are the duties of home and host supervisors, and the timelines for information exchange and inquiries, clear and proportionate?
• Is onward disclosure within the EU supervisory system without prior consent acceptable?

Sources

• AMLA - press release: AMLA finalises standards on home-host supervisory cooperation (1 Oct 2026)
• AMLA - public hearing on the draft RTS on home-host supervisory cooperation (28 May 2026)
• AMLA - consultation paper on the draft RTS under Art. 46(4) AMLD6 (11 May 2026)
• AMLA - news: public hearing to consult on the draft RTS for home-host supervisory cooperation (11 May 2026)
• AMLA - planning of RTS, ITS and Guidelines: Annex XI to the Single Programming Document 2026-2028 (4 Feb 2026)
• AMLA - regulatory instruments overview (RTS, ITS, Guidelines)

Framework blocks it lands on

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Other instruments

• RTS on the selection of obliged entities for direct AMLA supervisionFinal text, awaiting publication
• RTS on pecuniary sanctions, administrative measures and periodic penalty paymentsFinal text, awaiting publication
• RTS on group-wide minimum requirements and additional measures for subsidiaries and branches in third countriesFinal text, awaiting publication
• RTS on central contact points of e-money issuers, payment service providers and crypto-asset service providersEBA guideline in force, AMLA successor pending
• ITS on cooperation within the AML/CFT supervisory system for the purposes of direct supervisionFinal text, awaiting publication
• Guidelines on the extent of internal policies, procedures and controls (incl. the compliance function)EBA guideline in force, AMLA successor pending

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