Source: OJ L, 2024/1624, 19.6.2024Current language: EN
- Anti-money laundering
Basic legislative acts
- Anti-money laundering regulation (AMLR)
Article 82 Requests for information to the EPPO
Summary What does Article 82 of the Anti-money laundering regulation (AMLR) say?
This short article is the counterpart to Article 81, which governs how FIUs report to and cooperate with the EPPO.
Here, the obligation runs in the other direction: it places a duty on the EPPO to respond to information requests made by FIUs.
The article also carves out a limited exception allowing the EPPO to withhold or delay information where doing so would jeopardise an ongoing investigation, but crucially requires the EPPO to communicate that decision and its reasons back to the requesting FIU.
Important points:
- The EPPO is required to respond without undue delay to reasoned requests for information from FIUs, where that information is needed for the FIU to carry out its functions.
- The EPPO may postpone or refuse to provide information if doing so would be likely to prejudice the conduct or confidentiality of an ongoing investigation.
- In cases of postponement or refusal, the EPPO must communicate its decision and the reasons for it to the requesting FIU in a timely manner.
Springlex's summary of the article, a reading aid, not a substitute for the legal text.
The EPPO shall respond without undue delay to reasoned requests for information by an FIU where that information is necessary for the performance of the FIU’s functions under Chapter III of Directive (EU) 2024/1640.
The EPPO may postpone or refuse the provision of the information referred to in paragraph 1 where providing it would be likely to prejudice the proper conduct and confidentiality of an ongoing investigation. The EPPO shall communicate in a timely manner the postponement of or refusal to provide the requested information, including the reasons therefor, to the requesting FIU.
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