Anti-Money Laundering Regulation
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Chapter I – General provisions
Chapter II – Internal policies, procedures and controls of obliged entities
Chapter III – Customer due diligence
Chapter IV – Beneficial ownership transparency
Chapter V – Reporting obligations
Chapter VI – Information sharing
Chapter VII – Data protection and record retention
Chapter VIII – Measures to mitigate risks deriving from anonymous instruments
Chapter IX – Final provisions
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Chapter IV – Beneficial ownership transparency
Article 68
Penalties
1. Member States shall lay down rules on the penalties applicable to breaches of the provisions of this Chapter and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Member States shall by 10 January 2025 notify the Commission of those rules on penalties together with their legal basis and shall notify it, without delay, of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
2. By 10 July 2026, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 85 to supplement this Regulation by defining:
(a) the categories of breaches that are subject to penalties and the persons liable for such breaches;
(b) indicators to classify the level of gravity of breaches that are subject to penalties;
(c) the criteria to be taken into account when setting the level of penalties.
The Commission shall regularly review the delegated act referred to in the first subparagraph to ensure that it identifies the relevant categories of breaches and that the related penalties are effective, dissuasive and proportionate.