AMLD4 (Fourth anti-money laundering directive)
Initiative
Official name
DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/849 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering orterrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the
Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and
Commission Directive 2006/70/EC
Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and
Commission Directive 2006/70/EC
Type
Directive
Level 1
Initiator
EU
Submitted
05.02.2013
Doc. code
2015/849
Summary
Status
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Associated initiatives
Level 1
AMLD5 (Fifth anti-money laundering directive)
(binding, Amendment, EU)
Directive on combating money laundering by criminal law
(binding, Main version, EU)
Facilitated use of financial information for competent authorities
(non-binding, Main version, EU)
Access to anti-money-laundering information by tax authorities
(binding, Amendment, EU)
Regulation on the transfers of funds
(binding, Main version, EU)
GwG -Implementation of the 4th EU money laundering directive and Money Laundering Act
(binding, Main version, Amendment, DE)
Amendment of the Wirtschaftstreuhandberufsgesetz (Implementation of the 5th Money Laundering Directive)
(non-binding, Amendment, AT)
Implementation of the 4th Money Laundering Directive (Wirtschaftstreuhandberufsgesetz)
(binding, Main version, AT)
Implementation of the 4th Money Laundering Directive (Gewerbeordnung 1994)
(binding, Amendment, AT)
Implementation act on registration of beneficiaries of trusts and similar legal arrangements
(binding, Main version, NL)
Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD6)
(binding, Main version, EU)
Level 2
Appointment and functions of the central contact points
(binding, Amendment, Supplement, EU)
Implementing decision on crypto-assets and information on transfers of funds and crypto-assets - Uitvoeringsbesluit Vo's cryptoactiva en informatie bij geldovermakingen en overdrachten cryptoactiva
(binding, Amendment, NL)
Group-wide anti money laundering and terrorist financing policies
(binding, Supplement, EU)
High-risk third countries under Money Laundering Directive
(binding, Supplement, EU)
Wwft Implementation Decree 2018 (Uitvoeringsbesluit Wwft 2018)
(binding, Main version, Amendment, NL)
Level 3 / Other
Guidelines to prevent abuse of transfers of funds regarding money laundering and financing of terrorism
(binding, Supplement, EU)
Information Exchange between AML/CFT competent Authorities
(non-binding, EU)
AML/CFT guidelines
(non-binding, EU)
First National Risk Analysis
(non-binding, DE)
Opinion on the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing
(non-binding, EU)
Methods for video identification
(binding, Supplement, DE)
Practical Modalities for Exchange of Information pursuant to Anti-Money-Laundering Directive
(non-binding, EU)
Gap assessment of card payment schemes
(non-binding, EU)
Action plan fight against terrorist financing
(non-binding, EU)
EBA report on crypto-assets
(non-binding, EU)
EBA - Final Q&A: AMLD
(binding, EU)
OPINION ON MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST FINANCING RISKS AFFECTING THE EU FINANCIAL SECTOR (2021)
(non-binding, EU)
Opinion on De-risking for AML/TF purposes
(non-binding, EU)
Due diligence obligations towards certain foreign client groups
(non-binding, EU)
Responsibilities in relation to AML/CFT
(binding, EU)
Revised guidelines on money laundering and terrorist financing risk factors (ML/TF Risk Factors Guidelines)
(binding, EU)
Amendments to guidelines on risk-based AML/CFT supervision
(non-binding, EU)
New guidelines for onboarding remote customers
(binding, Supplement, EU)
Amendment of the ML/TF Risk Factors Guidelines
(binding, Amendment, EU)
Guidelines on policies and controls for the effective management of money laundering and terrorist financing risks
(binding, Supplement, EU)
Amendment of guidelines on risk-based AML/CFT supervision to include crypto-asset service providers
(non-binding, Amendment, EU)
Amendments to the ML/TF Risk Factors Guidelines regarding crypto-asset services
(binding, Amendment, EU)
Source: EU, 2015/849, 2015