Source: OJ L, 2024/1620, 19.6.2024

Current language: FR

Article 90 Signalement de violations et protection des auteurs de signalement


Summary What does Article 90 of the Anti-money laundering authority regulation (AMLAR) say?

This article establishes the Authority's whistleblowing infrastructure.

It requires the Authority to maintain dedicated reporting channels for individuals who wish to report actual or potential breaches of the key AML/CFT regulations and directives, covering obligations applicable to financial institutions, supervisory authorities, self-regulatory bodies, and FIUs.

The article also connects to the broader EU whistleblower protection framework by extending the protections of Directive (EU) 2019/1937 to those who report through these channels.

Finally, it gives the Authority a follow-up power in relation to non-financial sector supervisory authorities, allowing it to request information on how they handled breach reports they received.

Important points:

  • The Authority is required to establish dedicated reporting channels for breaches of AML/CFT rules across financial institutions, supervisory authorities, self-regulatory bodies, and FIUs.
  • Persons reporting through these channels, as well as the persons concerned, are protected under Directive (EU) 2019/1937 where applicable.
  • Non-financial sector supervisory authorities are required to provide the Authority with follow-up information on reports they received, but must not disclose information that could identify the reporting person.

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

    1. L’Autorité dispose de canaux de signalement spécifiques pour la réception et le traitement des informations fournies par les personnes qui signalent des violations effectives ou potentielles:

      1. du règlement (UE) 2024/1624 en ce qui concerne les exigences applicables aux établissements de crédit et aux établissements financiers;

      2. du règlement (UE) 2023/1113;

      3. de la directive (UE) 2024/1640 en ce qui concerne les exigences applicables aux autorités de surveillance, aux organismes d’autorégulation dans l’exercice de fonctions de surveillance et aux CRF.

    1. Les personnes qui effectuent un signalement par ces canaux et les personnes concernées bénéficient, le cas échéant, de la protection prévue par la directive (UE) 2019/1937.

    1. À la suite de la présentation, par les autorités de surveillance du secteur non financier, de rapports conformément à l’article 60, paragraphe 4, de la directive (UE) 2024/1640, l’Autorité peut demander à ces autorités de surveillance des informations complémentaires sur la manière dont elles ont donné suite aux rapports reçus. Ces autorités de surveillance fournissent rapidement les informations demandées, mais ne divulguent pas les informations susceptibles de conduire à l’identification de l’auteur du signalement.

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