> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.headlesslaw.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://www.headlesslaw.com/amla/readme.md). # AMLA *In force · Consolidated version of 10 November 2025 · Not yet verified against the official text ·* [*Official source*](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R1620-20251110) **Regulation (EU) 2024/1620** — of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2024 establishing the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) No 1094/2010 and (EU) No 1095/2010 **Application** — [Article 108 — Entry into force and application](/amla/articles/108.md): “It shall apply from 1 July 2025.” “However, Articles 1, 4, 49, 53, 54, 55, 57 to 66, 68 to 71, 100, 101 and 107 shall apply from 26 June 2024, and Article 103 shall apply from 31 December 2025.” The full text is available article by article, one page per article (`articles/`). Every numbered paragraph and point carries a stable anchor (`#p-3` for paragraph 3, `#p-3-a` for its point (a)), so any provision can be cited with a direct link. The English consolidated manifestation from CELLAR (the recitals: the English Official Journal text, OJ L, 2024/1620, 19.6.2024) is reproduced verbatim; the official text remains the EU publication at [EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R1620-20251110). ### Contents * [Recitals](/amla/recitals.md) #### [Chapter I — Establishment, legal status and definitions](/amla/chapters/i.md) * [Article 1 — Establishment and scope of action](/amla/articles/1.md) * [Article 2 — Definitions](/amla/articles/2.md) * [Article 3 — Legal status](/amla/articles/3.md) * [Article 4 — Seat](/amla/articles/4.md) #### [Chapter II — Tasks and powers of the Authority](/amla/chapters/ii.md) **Section 1 — Tasks and powers** * [Article 5 — Tasks](/amla/articles/5.md) * [Article 6 — Powers of the Authority](/amla/articles/6.md) **Section 2 — AML/CFT supervisory system** * [Article 7 — Cooperation within the AML/CFT supervisory system](/amla/articles/7.md) * [Article 8 — AML/CFT supervisory methodology](/amla/articles/8.md) * [Article 9 — Thematic reviews](/amla/articles/9.md) * [Article 10 — Mutual assistance in the AML/CFT supervisory system](/amla/articles/10.md) * [Article 11 — Central AML/CFT database](/amla/articles/11.md) **Section 3 — Direct supervision of selected obliged entities** * [Article 12 — Assessment of credit institutions and financial institutions for the purposes of selection for direct supervision](/amla/articles/12.md) * [Article 13 — The listing of selected obliged entities](/amla/articles/13.md) * [Article 14 — Additional transfer of direct supervision tasks and powers in exceptional circumstances upon the request of a financial supervisor](/amla/articles/14.md) * [Article 15 — Cooperation within the AML/CFT supervisory system for the purposes of direct supervision](/amla/articles/15.md) * [Article 16 — Joint supervisory teams](/amla/articles/16.md) * [Article 17 — Requests for information](/amla/articles/17.md) * [Article 18 — General investigations](/amla/articles/18.md) * [Article 19 — On-site inspections](/amla/articles/19.md) * [Article 20 — Authorisation by a judicial authority](/amla/articles/20.md) * [Article 21 — Administrative measures](/amla/articles/21.md) * [Article 22 — Pecuniary sanctions](/amla/articles/22.md) * [Article 23 — Periodic penalty payments](/amla/articles/23.md) * [Article 24 — Hearing of persons subject to proceedings](/amla/articles/24.md) * [Article 25 — Publication of administrative measures, pecuniary sanctions and periodic penalty payments](/amla/articles/25.md) * [Article 26 — Enforcement of pecuniary sanctions and periodic penalty payments and allocation of the amounts of those sanctions and payments](/amla/articles/26.md) * [Article 27 — Procedural rules for taking supervisory measures and imposing pecuniary sanctions and periodic penalty payments](/amla/articles/27.md) * [Article 28 — Review by the Court of Justice of the European Union](/amla/articles/28.md) * [Article 29 — Language arrangements in direct supervision](/amla/articles/29.md) **Section 4 — Indirect supervision of non-selected obliged entities** * [Article 30 — Assessments of the state of supervisory convergence](/amla/articles/30.md) * [Article 31 — Coordination and facilitation of the work of the AML/CFT supervisory colleges in the financial sector](/amla/articles/31.md) * [Article 32 — Requests to act in exceptional circumstances following indications of serious, repeated or systematic breaches](/amla/articles/32.md) * [Article 33 — Settlement of disagreements between financial supervisors in cross-border situations](/amla/articles/33.md) * [Article 34 — Action in cases of systematic failures of supervision](/amla/articles/34.md) **Section 5 — Oversight of the non-financial sector** * [Article 35 — Peer reviews](/amla/articles/35.md) * [Article 36 — Coordination and facilitation of the work of AML/CFT supervisory colleges in the non-financial sector](/amla/articles/36.md) * [Article 37 — Warnings of breaches of Union law by non-financial supervisors and public authorities overseeing self-regulatory bodies](/amla/articles/37.md) * [Article 38 — Settlement of disagreements between non-financial supervisors in cross-border situations](/amla/articles/38.md) **Section 6 — Support and coordination mechanism for FIUs** * [Article 39 — Cooperation between the Authority and Financial Intelligence Units](/amla/articles/39.md) * [Article 40 — Conduct of joint analyses](/amla/articles/40.md) * [Article 41 — Reporting and transmission of the results of joint analyses](/amla/articles/41.md) * [Article 42 — Requests by the Authority for the initiation of a joint analysis](/amla/articles/42.md) * [Article 43 — Review of the methods and procedures for, and conduct of, joint analyses](/amla/articles/43.md) * [Article 44 — National FIU delegates](/amla/articles/44.md) * [Article 45 — Mutual assistance in the area of cooperation between FIUs](/amla/articles/45.md) * [Article 46 — Mediation between FIUs](/amla/articles/46.md) * [Article 47 — FIU.net](/amla/articles/47.md) * [Article 48 — Peer review](/amla/articles/48.md) **Section 7 — Common instruments** * [Article 49 — Regulatory technical standards](/amla/articles/49.md) * [Article 50 — Exercise of the delegation](/amla/articles/50.md) * [Article 51 — Objections to regulatory technical standards](/amla/articles/51.md) * [Article 52 — Non-endorsement or amendment of draft regulatory technical standards](/amla/articles/52.md) * [Article 53 — Implementing technical standards](/amla/articles/53.md) * [Article 54 — Guidelines and recommendations](/amla/articles/54.md) * [Article 55 — Opinions and technical advice](/amla/articles/55.md) #### [Chapter III — Organisation of the Authority](/amla/chapters/iii.md) * [Article 56 — Administrative and management structure](/amla/articles/56.md) **Section 1 — General board** * [Article 57 — Composition of the General Board](/amla/articles/57.md) * [Article 58 — Delegation of tasks and decisions, and internal committees of the General Board](/amla/articles/58.md) * [Article 59 — Independence of the General Board](/amla/articles/59.md) * [Article 60 — Tasks of the General Board](/amla/articles/60.md) * [Article 61 — Voting rules of the General Board](/amla/articles/61.md) * [Article 62 — Meetings of the General Board](/amla/articles/62.md) **Section 2 — Executive board** * [Article 63 — Composition and appointment of the Executive Board](/amla/articles/63.md) * [Article 64 — Tasks of the Executive Board](/amla/articles/64.md) * [Article 65 — Annual and multiannual programming](/amla/articles/65.md) * [Article 66 — Voting rules of the Executive Board](/amla/articles/66.md) * [Article 67 — Fundamental Rights Officer](/amla/articles/67.md) **Section 3 — The Chair of the Authority** * [Article 68 — Appointment of the Chair of the Authority](/amla/articles/68.md) * [Article 69 — Responsibilities of the Chair of the Authority](/amla/articles/69.md) **Section 4 — The Executive Director** * [Article 70 — Appointment of the Executive Director](/amla/articles/70.md) * [Article 71 — Tasks of the Executive Director](/amla/articles/71.md) **Section 5 — Administrative Board of Review** * [Article 72 — Establishment and composition of the Administrative Board of Review](/amla/articles/72.md) * [Article 73 — Members of the Administrative Board of Review](/amla/articles/73.md) * [Article 74 — Decisions subject to review](/amla/articles/74.md) * [Article 75 — Exclusion and objection](/amla/articles/75.md) #### [Chapter IV — Financial provisions](/amla/chapters/iv.md) * [Article 76 — Budget](/amla/articles/76.md) * [Article 77 — Fees levied on selected and non-selected obliged entities](/amla/articles/77.md) * [Article 78 — Establishment of the budget](/amla/articles/78.md) * [Article 79 — Implementation of the budget](/amla/articles/79.md) * [Article 80 — Presentation of accounts and discharge](/amla/articles/80.md) * [Article 81 — Financial rules](/amla/articles/81.md) * [Article 82 — Anti-fraud measures](/amla/articles/82.md) * [Article 83 — IT security](/amla/articles/83.md) * [Article 84 — Accountability and reporting](/amla/articles/84.md) #### [Chapter V — Staff and cooperation](/amla/chapters/v.md) **Section 1 — Staff** * [Article 85 — General provision](/amla/articles/85.md) * [Article 86 — Privileges and immunities](/amla/articles/86.md) * [Article 87 — Staff of the Authority previously employed by the EBA](/amla/articles/87.md) * [Article 88 — Obligation of professional secrecy](/amla/articles/88.md) * [Article 89 — Security rules on the protection of classified and sensitive non-classified information](/amla/articles/89.md) * [Article 90 — Reporting of breaches and protection of reporting persons](/amla/articles/90.md) **Section 2 — Cooperation** * [Article 91 — Cooperation with the European Supervisory Authorities](/amla/articles/91.md) * [Article 92 — Cooperation with non-AML/CFT authorities](/amla/articles/92.md) * [Article 92a — Exchange of information between authorities and with other entities](/amla/articles/92a.md) * [Article 93 — Partnerships for information sharing in the field of AML/CFT](/amla/articles/93.md) * [Article 94 — Cooperation with OLAF, Europol, Eurojust and the EPPO](/amla/articles/94.md) * [Article 95 — Cooperation with third countries and international organisations](/amla/articles/95.md) #### [Chapter VI — General and final provisions](/amla/chapters/vi.md) * [Article 96 — Access to documents](/amla/articles/96.md) * [Article 97 — General language arrangements](/amla/articles/97.md) * [Article 98 — Data protection](/amla/articles/98.md) * [Article 99 — Liability of the Authority](/amla/articles/99.md) * [Article 100 — Delegated acts](/amla/articles/100.md) * [Article 101 — Headquarters Agreement and operating conditions](/amla/articles/101.md) * [Article 102 — Evaluation and review](/amla/articles/102.md) * [Article 103 — Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010](/amla/articles/103.md) * [Article 104 — Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010](/amla/articles/104.md) * [Article 105 — Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010](/amla/articles/105.md) * [Article 106 — Transitional arrangements](/amla/articles/106.md) * [Article 107 — Commencement of the Authority’s activities](/amla/articles/107.md) * [Article 108 — Entry into force and application](/amla/articles/108.md)