EU regulatory register · AMLR
Article 55Ownership structures involving legal arrangements or similar legal entities
CELEX 32024R1624 · Read on 2026-08-22
Short answer
Where legal entities referred to in Article 57 or legal arrangements have an ownership interest in the corporate entity, whether individually or cumulatively, or control, directly or indirectly, the corporate entity, through ownership interest or via other means, the beneficial owners shall be the natural persons who are the beneficial owners of the …
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Anti-money laundering (AMLR) in short
Obliged entities must know their customers, identify beneficial owners and report suspicious transactions. Cash over EUR 10,000 is banned.
- Who is a beneficial owner?
- When must a suspicious transaction be reported?
- Does the EUR 10,000 cash limit apply to everyone?
Source: NovaCopilot
Official text
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Where legal entities referred to in Article 57 or legal arrangements have an ownership interest in the corporate entity, whether individually or cumulatively, or control, directly or indirectly, the corporate entity, through ownership interest or via other means, the beneficial owners shall be the natural persons who are the beneficial owners of the legal entities referred to in Article 57 or of the legal arrangements.
Follow-up questions
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