The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) on 21 October 2015 launched a public consultation on two anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) Guidelines. The consultation closes on 22 January 2016. These Guidelines are supposed to promote a common understanding of the risk-based approach to AML/CFT and set out how it should be applied by credit and financial institutions and competent authorities across the EU.
More information
- Press release by the Committee, 21 October 2015
- Consultation paper on Guidelines on risk factors and simplified and enhanced customer due diligence [PDF, 645KB]
- Consultation paper on Guidelines on risk based supervision [PDF, 272KB]
- AML information on the EBA site
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