GwG -Implementation of the 4th EU money laundering directive and Money Laundering Act

Topic area:

Status: 29.06.2017 |

Key words:

Anti-Money Laundering/Terrorist Financing, Main version, Amendment

Official name

Geldwäschegesetz (GWG); Gesetz zur Umsetzung der Vierten EU-Geldwäscherichtlinie, zur Ausführung der EU-Geldtransferverordnung und zur Neuorganisation der Zentralstelle für Finanztransaktionsuntersuchungen

Type

Act/Law

Level 1

Initiator

German government

Submitted

15.12.2016

Doc. code

BGBl I Nr.39/2017

Summary

Status

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Current version

Final version

23.06.2017

Next step

Entry into force

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Scope

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Level 1

Regulation on the transfers of funds (binding, Main version, EU)

AMLD4 (Fourth anti-money laundering directive) (binding, Main version, EU)

Financial Market Integrity Reinforcement Act (FISG) (binding, Amendment, DE)

Transparency Financial Information Act Money Laundering - TraFinG Gw (binding, Amendment, DE)

Sanctions Enforcement Act II (SanktDG) (binding, Main version, Amendment, DE)

Law on the Implementation of the Conversion Directive (UmRUG) (binding, Amendment, DE)

Implementation of Whistleblower Protection Directive and Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) (binding, Main version, Amendment, DE)

Financial Crime Combat Act – FKBG (binding, Main version, Amendment, DE)

Financial Market Digitization Act - FinmadiG (binding, Main version, Amendment, DE)

Strengthening the risk-based operation of the Central Financial Transaction Investigation Office (binding, Amendment, DE)

Level 2

Transparency Register Inspection Ordinance (binding, Main version, DE)

Money laundering video identification regulation (Geldwäschevideoidentifizierungsverordnung – GwVideoIdentV) (binding, Supplement, DE)

Level 3 / Other

Circular letter on suspect notification according to GwG (binding, Supplement, DE)

Circular letter on FATF Statements on countries under survey and on Iran and Northkorea (non-binding, DE)

Circular letter on difficulties with due diligence due to circumventions with Iran (binding, Supplement, DE)

Information on the Money Transfer Regulation (binding, Supplement, DE)

Circular Letter 08/2019 on High-risk third countries under Money Laundering Directive (non-binding, DE)

Anti-Money Laundering Information for Institutions Providing the Cryptosecurities Business (binding, DE)

Reporting obligation for business relations and transactions relating to Iran (binding, Supplement, DE)

Obligation to report business relations and transactions relating to the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (binding, Supplement, DE)

Interpretation and application notes for credit institutions (binding, DE)

Circular on combating money laundering and terrorist financing: high-risk countries (non-binding, DE)

Anti-Money Laundering Circular 04/2022 (non-binding, DE)

Identification of refugees from the Ukrainian war zone (binding, DE)

Fact Sheet on Due Diligence and Organizational Obligations for E-Money Business (binding, DE)

Source: German government, BGBl I Nr.39/2017, 2017