Art. 55 Opinions and technical advice | Anti-money laundering authority regulation (AMLAR) | AML

This article establishes the Authority's advisory role toward the EU's main legislative and executive institutions.

It grants the Authority the power to issue opinions and provide technical advice to the European Parliament, the Council, and the Commission, either on request or on its own initiative.

Notably, this advisory function can extend to reviewing existing legislation, including flagging redundant or obsolete reporting requirements, and can feed into the Commission's decision to put forward a new legislative proposal.

Important points:

The Authority is empowered to issue opinions on any matter within its area of competence, either spontaneously or when asked by the European Parliament, the Council, or the Commission.
When reviewing legislative acts in force, the Authority may consult relevant stakeholders and the Commission may subsequently submit a legislative proposal based on those opinions.
The Authority may also provide technical advice to the three institutions, but only upon request, covering the areas set out in Article 1(2) of this regulation.

1. The Authority may, upon a request from the European Parliament, from the Council or from the Commission, or on its own initiative, provide opinions to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on all issues related to its area of competence.
2. ▼M1ModificationInsertedSubparagraphs of paragraph 1 inserted by Regulation (EU) 2025/2088, Article 7(4). Published in the Official Journal 21 October 2025.▲
  1. In its opinions, the Authority may, where appropriate, address the functioning of legislative acts in force, including the appropriateness of removing any redundant or obsolete reporting requirements in Union law or in measures of national law transposing Union law.
  2. To provide opinions on legislative acts in force, as referred to in the second subparagraph, the Authority may consult all relevant stakeholders specifically on that matter and take their input into account. The Commission may, after considering those opinions, where appropriate, submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a legislative proposal.
1. The request referred to in paragraph 1 may include a consultation with other relevant Union bodies where their competence is concerned, a public consultation or a technical analysis.
1. The Authority may, upon a request from the European Parliament, from the Council or from the Commission, provide technical advice to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission in the areas covered by the legislative acts referred to in Article 1(2).