Source: AMLA consultation paper draft
- Anti-money laundering
AMLR supplemental acts
- RTS on customer due diligence
Article 32 Electronic identification means and relevant qualified trust services
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Annex I defines the corresponding list of attributes that electronic identification means and qualified trust services are required to feature in accordance with Article 22(6), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, in order to fulfil the requirements of Article 20(1), points (a) and (b), and Article 22(1) of that Regulation, for the purposes of applying standard and enhanced due diligence measures. Where simplified due diligence is to be applied, the electronic identification means and relevant qualified trust services shall have the corresponding attributes laid down in Annex I that allow compliance with Section 5 of this Regulation.
Obliged entities may consider featuring additional attributes to assist the unambiguous identification and verification of the customer or beneficial ownermeans any natural person who ultimately owns or controls a legal entity or an express trust or similar legal arrangement; if justified by the ML/TF risk associated with the customer or beneficial ownermeans any natural person who ultimately owns or controls a legal entity or an express trust or similar legal arrangement;.
Where an electronic identification means or qualified trust service does not possess all attributes that allow the identification and verification of the customer or beneficial ownermeans any natural person who ultimately owns or controls a legal entity or an express trust or similar legal arrangement;, as required in Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 or Section 5 of this Regulation, the obliged entity shall take steps to obtain and verify the missing attributes through other means in line with Article 22(6) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624.
Obliged entities may consider putting in place enhanced measures to complement the mitigation of ML/TF risks, including the use of higher assurance levels or complementing electronic identification means with qualified trust services.
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