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# Article 26 — Alerts to obliged entities

*In force · Directive (EU) 2024/1640, OJ L, 2024/1640, 19.6.2024 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 9 Oct 2026 ·* [*Official source*](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1640/oj/eng)

1. Member States shall ensure that FIUs are able to alert obliged entities of information relevant for the performance of customer due diligence pursuant to Chapter III of [Regulation (EU) 2024/1624](https://www.headlesslaw.com/amlr). That information shall include:

   **(a)** types of transactions or activities that present a significant risk of money laundering, its predicate offences and terrorist financing;

   **(b)** specific persons that present a significant risk of money laundering, its predicate offences and terrorist financing;

   **(c)** specific geographic areas that present a significant risk of money laundering, its predicate offences and terrorist financing.
2. The requirement referred in paragraph 1 shall apply for a period laid down in national law, which shall not exceed 6 months.
3. FIUs shall provide obliged entities with strategic information about typologies, risk indicators and trends in money laundering and terrorist financing on an annual basis.

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