European Union anti-money laundering directives

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The European Union anti-money laundering directives are a series of EU-wide legal measures that require member states to prevent, detect, and prosecute money laundering and terrorist financing through harmonized rules for financial institutions and other obliged entities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union directive series ⓘ
anti-money laundering framework ⓘ
adoptedBy Council of the European Union ⓘ
European Parliament ⓘ
aimsTo align EU rules with international standards ⓘ
close loopholes in national anti-money laundering regimes ⓘ
ensure consistent supervision of obliged entities ⓘ
alignedWith Financial Action Task Force recommendations ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction European Union member states ⓘ
harmonizes anti-money laundering rules in the European Union ⓘ
hasPurpose detection of suspicious financial activity ⓘ
prevention of money laundering ⓘ
prevention of terrorist financing ⓘ
prosecution of money laundering offences ⓘ
protection of the integrity of the EU financial system ⓘ
implementedBy national legislation of EU member states ⓘ
imposesObligationsOn obliged entities ⓘ
includes Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive ⓘ
First Anti-Money Laundering Directive ⓘ
Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive ⓘ
Second Anti-Money Laundering Directive ⓘ
Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive ⓘ
Third Anti-Money Laundering Directive ⓘ
legalBasis Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
monitoredBy European Commission ⓘ
policyArea financial regulation ⓘ
internal market ⓘ
justice and home affairs ⓘ
regulates auditors ⓘ
credit institutions ⓘ
electronic money institutions ⓘ
estate agents ⓘ
external accountants ⓘ
financial institutions ⓘ
independent legal professionals ⓘ
insurance undertakings ⓘ
investment firms ⓘ
notaries ⓘ
payment institutions ⓘ
providers of gambling services ⓘ
tax advisors ⓘ
trust or company service providers ⓘ
requires cooperation with financial intelligence units ⓘ
customer due diligence ⓘ
enhanced due diligence for high-risk customers ⓘ
enhanced due diligence for politically exposed persons ⓘ
internal controls and compliance policies ⓘ
ongoing monitoring of business relationships ⓘ
record-keeping of transactions and customer data ⓘ
reporting of suspicious transactions ⓘ
risk-based approach to money laundering and terrorist financing ⓘ
staff training on anti-money laundering ⓘ
supports fight against organised crime in the European Union ⓘ
fight against tax evasion and tax crimes ⓘ

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40 Recommendations → influenced → European Union anti-money laundering directives ⓘ
European Union anti-money laundering directives → includes → First Anti-Money Laundering Directive ⓘ
linked to: European Union anti-money laundering directives
European Union anti-money laundering directives → includes → Second Anti-Money Laundering Directive ⓘ
linked to: European Union anti-money laundering directives
European Union anti-money laundering directives → includes → Third Anti-Money Laundering Directive ⓘ
linked to: European Union anti-money laundering directives
European Union anti-money laundering directives → includes → Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive ⓘ
linked to: European Union anti-money laundering directives
European Union anti-money laundering directives → includes → Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive ⓘ
linked to: European Union anti-money laundering directives
European Union anti-money laundering directives → includes → Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive ⓘ
linked to: European Union anti-money laundering directives