Source: AMLA consultation paper draft
- Anti-money laundering
AMLR supplemental acts
- RTS on criteria for business relationships and occasional transactions
Article 4 Entry into force and application
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Summary What does Article 4 of the RTS on criteria for business relationships and occasional transactions say?
This is the closing article of the Regulation, covering its entry into force, application dates, and binding nature.
It establishes when the rules set out in the preceding articles — concerning the distinction between business relationships and occasional transactions, and the identification of linked transactions — become legally operative.
Notably, a later application date is carved out for a specific subset of obliged entities, giving them additional time to comply.
Important points:
- The Regulation enters into force twenty days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
- All obliged entities must apply the Regulation from 10 July 2027, except for those referred to in Article 3, points (3)(n) and (o), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, who have until 10 July 2029.
- The Regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable across all Member States.
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 10 July 2027, except in relation to obliged entities referred to in Article 3, points (3)(n) and (o), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, to which it shall apply from 10 July 2029.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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