AI Summary of Annex I Reporting and due diligence rules for financial account information
This Annex establishes protocols for Reporting Financial Institutions to facilitate the automatic exchange of specified information among Member States. It delineates the reporting and due diligence obligations regarding Reportable Accounts, ensuring compliance with established regulatory frameworks.
Reporting Financial Institutions must gather and report essential data, including account details and personal information of Account Holders, while employing due diligence procedures for Pre-existing and New Accounts. The Annex emphasises the importance of maintaining comprehensive records and adapting to jurisdiction-specific requirements to uphold compliance integrity.
Annex I Reporting and due diligence rules for financial account information
This Annex lays down the reporting and due diligence rules that have to be applied by Reporting Financial Institu tions in order to enable the Member States to communicate, by automatic exchange, the information referred to in Article 8(3a) of this Directive. This Annex also describes the rules and administrative procedures that Member States shall have in place to ensure effective implementation of, and compliance with, the reporting and due diligence proced ures set out below.
Section I General reporting requirements
A. Subject to paragraphs C to F, each Reporting Financial Institution shall report to the competent authority of its Member State with respect to each Reportable Account of such Reporting Financial Institution:
1. the following information:
(a) the name, address, Member State(s) of residence, TIN(s) and date and place of birth (in the case of an individual) of each Reportable Person that is an Account Holder of the account and whether the Account Holder has provided a valid self-certification;