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Article 2 — Definitions

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2(1)

1.For the purposes of this Regulation, in addition to the definitions set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 and Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2024/1640, the following definitions apply:

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2(1)(1)
(1)‘selected obliged entity’ means a credit institution, a financial institution, or a group of credit institutions or financial institutions at the highest level of consolidation in the Union in accordance with applicable accounting standards, which is under direct supervision by the Authority pursuant to Article 13;
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2(1)(2)
(2)‘non-selected obliged entity’ means a credit institution, a financial institution, or a group of credit institutions or financial institutions at the highest level of consolidation in the Union in accordance with applicable accounting standards, other than a selected obliged entity;
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2(1)(3)
(3)‘AML/CFT supervisory system’ means the Authority and the supervisory authorities in Member States;
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2(1)(4)
(4)‘non-AML/CFT authority’ means:
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2(1)(4)(a)
(a)a competent authority as defined in Article 4(1), point (40), of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
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2(1)(4)(b)
(b)the European Central Bank (ECB), when it carries out the tasks conferred on it by Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013;
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2(1)(4)(c)
(c)a resolution authority designated in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2014/59/EU;
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2(1)(4)(d)
(d)a designated authority as defined in Article 2(1), point (18), of Directive 2014/49/EU;
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2(1)(4)(e)
(e)a competent authority as defined in Article 3(1), point (35), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114.
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