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New EU Rules to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

Written by Insight & Partnership Team | Apr 24, 2024 10:41:00 AM

The package consists of:

  • The Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (6MLD)
  • The EU ‘Single Rulebook’ Regulation
  • The Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) Regulation
  • If adopted by the Council, the new rules will introduce:

New powers for Financial Intelligence Units #FIUs to analyse and detect ML/TF cases as and suspend suspicious transactions;

  • A limit on large cash payments up to EUR10,000;
  • Due diligence requirements for football clubs and agents from 2029; and
  • AMLA, a central financial watchdog supervising high-risk entities.