Art. 81 Cooperation between FIUs and the EPPO | Anti-money laundering regulation (AMLR) | AML

This article governs the cooperation and information-sharing relationship between Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) and the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO).

It establishes a mandatory reporting obligation for FIUs toward the EPPO where there are reasonable grounds to suspect money laundering or related criminal activity falling within the EPPO's competence.

Beyond the core reporting duty, the article also covers the technical standards for how that reporting is to be formatted, FIU responsiveness to EPPO requests, and a voluntary channel for exchanging strategic analytical outputs such as typologies and risk indicators.

This article sits within the broader framework of inter-authority cooperation and complements Article 82, which addresses the reciprocal obligation running in the other direction — from the EPPO back to FIUs.

Important points:

FIUs are required to report without undue delay to the EPPO when there are reasonable grounds to suspect money laundering or other relevant criminal activity within the EPPO's competence.
AMLA is required to develop, in consultation with the EPPO, draft implementing technical standards specifying the reporting format, to be submitted to the Commission for adoption by 10 July 2026.
FIUs and the EPPO may also voluntarily exchange strategic analyses, including typologies and risk indicators, where relevant to the criminal activities covered by this article.

1. Pursuant to Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, each FIU shall without undue delay report to the EPPO the results of its analyses and any additional relevant information where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that money laundering and other criminal activity are being or have been committed in respect of which the EPPO could exercise its competence in accordance with Article 22 and Article 25(2) and (3) of that Regulation.
2. By 10 July 2026, AMLA shall, in consultation with the EPPO, develop draft implementing technical standards and submit them to the Commission for adoption. Those draft implementing technical standards shall specify the format to be used by FIUs for reporting information to the EPPO.
3. Power is conferred on the Commission to adopt the implementing technical standards referred to in the second subparagraph of this paragraph in accordance with Article 53 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1620.
1. FIUs shall respond in a timely manner to requests for information by the EPPO in relation to money laundering and other criminal activity as referred to in paragraph 1.
1. FIUs and the EPPO may exchange the results of strategic analyses, including typologies and risk indicators, where such analyses relate to money laundering and other criminal activity as referred to in paragraph 1.