Article 33 Entry into force

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Summary What does Article 33 of the RTS on customer due diligence say?

This is the final, procedural article governing when and how the Regulation takes effect.

It establishes the entry into force date, the application date, and its binding nature across all Member States.

Crucially, it also addresses the transitional position of existing customers — those who entered into a business relationship before the Regulation's publication — requiring obliged entities to bring their records into compliance within the timeframes set out in Article 26(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624.

Important points:

The Regulation enters into force twenty days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and is binding in its entirety across all Member States.
For existing customers onboarded before the publication date, bring their documents, data, and information into compliance on a risk-sensitive basis, within the deadlines prescribed by Article 26(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624.
The Regulation is directly applicable in all Member States, meaning no further national implementing legislation is required.

Springlex's summary of the article, a reading aid, not a substitute for the legal text.

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
1. In cases where the customer has entered into a business relationship before the publication date of this Regulation, the documents, data and information relating to those customers shall be brought in line with the requirements of this Regulation and of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 on a risk-sensitive basis, but in all cases not later than within the periods set out in Article 26(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624.
1. It shall apply from [Date of application].
1. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

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