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20 November 2018

Draft EU Guidelines On Supervisory Cooperation On Anti-Money Laundering And Countering The Financing Of Terrorism

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On November 8, 2018, the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities launched a consultation on draft joint guidelines on the cooperation and information exchange between national...
European Union Government, Public Sector

On November 8, 2018, the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities launched a consultation on draft joint guidelines on the cooperation and information exchange between national regulators supervising banks and other financial institutions for compliance with Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism rules. The Fourth Money Laundering Directive requires that EU member states allow, without undue restriction, the exchange of information and provision of assistance between national regulators. The ESA's proposed guidelines aim to set out how that can be achieved in practice. The ESAs are proposing that a college of supervisors should be established where a financial institution is supervised in three or more EU member states. The draft guidelines set out rules on the establishment and operation of the colleges. For firms that do not require a college but which operate in two member states, the ESAs propose a process for the bilateral exchange of information between national regulators.

The consultation closes on February 8, 2019.

The consultation paper is available at: http://www.eba.europa.eu/documents/10180/2440050/Consultation+Paper+on+JC+GLs+on+cooperation+and +information+exchange+for+AML+CFT+supervisory+purposes+.pdf.

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