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Regulation (EU) 2024/1620 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2024 establishing the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) No 1094/2010 and (EU) No 1095/2010 (Text with EEA relevance) (AMLA Regulation)RecitalsChapter I Establishment, legal status and definitions (arts. 1-4)Article 1 Establishment and scope of actionArticle 2 DefinitionsArticle 3 Legal statusArticle 4 SeatChapter II Tasks and powers of the Authority (arts. 5-55)Section 1 Tasks and powers (arts. 5-6)Article 5 TasksArticle 6 Powers of the AuthoritySection 2 AML/CFT supervisory system (arts. 7-11)Article 7 Cooperation within the AML/CFT supervisory systemArticle 8 AML/CFT supervisory methodologyArticle 9 Thematic reviewsArticle 10 Mutual assistance in the AML/CFT supervisory systemArticle 11 Central AML/CFT databaseSection 3 Direct supervision of selected obliged entities (arts. 12-29)Article 12 Assessment of credit institutions and financial institutions for the purposes of selection for direct supervisionArticle 13 The listing of selected obliged entitiesArticle 14 Additional transfer of direct supervision tasks and powers in exceptional circumstances upon the request of a financial supervisorArticle 15 Cooperation within the AML/CFT supervisory system for the purposes of direct supervisionArticle 16 Joint supervisory teamsArticle 17 Requests for informationArticle 18 General investigationsArticle 19 On-site inspectionsArticle 20 Authorisation by a judicial authorityArticle 21 Administrative measuresArticle 22 Pecuniary sanctionsArticle 23 Periodic penalty paymentsArticle 24 Hearing of persons subject to proceedingsArticle 25 Publication of administrative measures, pecuniary sanctions and periodic penalty paymentsArticle 26 Enforcement of pecuniary sanctions and periodic penalty payments and allocation of the amounts of those sanctions and paymentsArticle 27 Procedural rules for taking supervisory measures and imposing pecuniary sanctions and periodic penalty paymentsArticle 28 Review by the Court of Justice of the European UnionArticle 29 Language arrangements in direct supervisionSection 4 Indirect supervision of non-selected obliged entities (arts. 30-34)Article 30 Assessments of the state of supervisory convergenceArticle 31 Coordination and facilitation of the work of the AML/CFT supervisory colleges in the financial sectorArticle 32 Requests to act in exceptional circumstances following indications of serious, repeated or systematic breachesArticle 33 Settlement of disagreements between financial supervisors in cross-border situationsArticle 34 Action in cases of systematic failures of supervisionSection 5 Oversight of the non-financial sector (arts. 35-38)Article 35 Peer reviewsArticle 36 Coordination and facilitation of the work of AML/CFT supervisory colleges in the non-financial sectorArticle 37 Warnings of breaches of Union law by non-financial supervisors and public authorities overseeing self-regulatory bodiesArticle 38 Settlement of disagreements between non-financial supervisors in cross-border situationsSection 6 Support and coordination mechanism for FIUs (arts. 39-48)Article 39 Cooperation between the Authority and Financial Intelligence UnitsArticle 40 Conduct of joint analysesArticle 41 Reporting and transmission of the results of joint analysesArticle 42 Requests by the Authority for the initiation of a joint analysisArticle 43 Review of the methods and procedures for, and conduct of, joint analysesArticle 44 National FIU delegatesArticle 45 Mutual assistance in the area of cooperation between FIUsArticle 46 Mediation between FIUsArticle 47 FIU.netArticle 48 Peer reviewSection 7 Common instruments (arts. 49-55)Article 49 Regulatory technical standardsArticle 50 Exercise of the delegationArticle 51 Objections to regulatory technical standardsArticle 52 Non-endorsement or amendment of draft regulatory technical standardsArticle 53 Implementing technical standardsArticle 54 Guidelines and recommendationsArticle 55 Opinions and technical adviceChapter III Organisation of the Authority (arts. 56-75)Article 56 Administrative and management structureSection 1 General Board (arts. 57-62)Article 57 Composition of the General BoardArticle 58 Delegation of tasks and decisions, and internal committees of the General BoardArticle 59 Independence of the General BoardArticle 60 Tasks of the General BoardArticle 61 Voting rules of the General BoardArticle 62 Meetings of the General BoardSection 2 Executive Board (arts. 63-67)Article 63 Composition and appointment of the Executive BoardArticle 64 Tasks of the Executive BoardArticle 65 Annual and multiannual programmingArticle 66 Voting rules of the Executive BoardArticle 67 Fundamental Rights OfficerSection 3 The Chair of the Authority (arts. 68-69)Article 68 Appointment of the Chair of the AuthorityArticle 69 Responsibilities of the Chair of the AuthoritySection 4 The Executive Director (arts. 70-71)Article 70 Appointment of the Executive DirectorArticle 71 Tasks of the Executive DirectorSection 5 Administrative Board of Review (arts. 72-75)Article 72 Establishment and composition of the Administrative Board of ReviewArticle 73 Members of the Administrative Board of ReviewArticle 74 Decisions subject to reviewArticle 75 Exclusion and objectionChapter IV Financial Provisions (arts. 76-84)Article 76 BudgetArticle 77 Fees levied on selected and non-selected obliged entitiesArticle 78 Establishment of the budgetArticle 79 Implementation of the budgetArticle 80 Presentation of accounts and dischargeArticle 81 Financial rulesArticle 82 Anti-fraud measuresArticle 83 IT securityArticle 84 Accountability and reportingChapter V Staff and Cooperation (arts. 85-95)Section 1 Staff (arts. 85-90)Article 85 General provisionArticle 86 Privileges and immunitiesArticle 87 Staff of the Authority previously employed by the EBAArticle 88 Obligation of professional secrecyArticle 89 Security rules on the protection of classified and sensitive non-classified informationArticle 90 Reporting of breaches and protection of reporting personsSection 2 Cooperation (arts. 91-95)Article 91 Cooperation with the European Supervisory AuthoritiesArticle 92 Cooperation with non-AML/CFT authoritiesArticle 92a Exchange of information between authorities and with other entitiesArticle 93 Partnerships for information sharing in the field of AML/CFTArticle 94 Cooperation with OLAF, Europol, Eurojust and the EPPOArticle 95 Cooperation with third countries and international organisationsChapter VI General and final provisions (arts. 96-108)Article 96 Access to documentsArticle 97 General language arrangementsArticle 98 Data protectionArticle 99 Liability of the AuthorityArticle 100 Delegated actsArticle 101 Headquarters Agreement and operating conditionsArticle 102 Evaluation and reviewArticle 103 Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010Article 104 Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010Article 105 Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010Article 106 Transitional arrangementsArticle 107 Commencement of the Authority's activitiesArticle 108 Entry into force and applicationAnnex I List of the coefficients linked to aggravating and mitigating factors for the application of Article 22Annex II List of directly applicable requirements referred to in Article 22(3)Done at
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Version status: Applicable, Entered into force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 26 June 2024 - onwards
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Article 1 Establishment and scope of action

1. The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism ('the Authority') is hereby established.

2. The Authority shall act within the powers conferred on it by this Regulation, in particular those set out in Article 6, and within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2023/1113, Directive (EU) 2024/1640 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, as well as all directives, regulations and decisions based on those acts, of any further legally binding Union act which confers tasks on the Authority, and of national legislation transposing Directive (EU) 2024/1640, and other directives conferring tasks on supervisory authorities.

3. The objective of the Authority shall be to protect the public interest, the stability and integrity of the Union's financial system, and the proper functioning of the internal market by:

(a) preventing the use of the Union's financial system for the purposes of money laundering and terrorist financing ('ML/TF');

(b) contributing to the identification and assessment of ML/TF risks and threats across the internal market, as well as risks and threats originating from outside the Union that impact, or have the potential to impact, the internal market;

(c) ensuring high-quality supervision in the area of anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism ('AML/CFT') across the internal market;

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