Recital 105

With a view to ensuring that obliged entities comply with AML/CFT requirements and effectively mitigate the risks of money laundering, its predicate offences and terrorist financing to which they are exposed, supervisors should be able to apply administrative measures not only to remedy identified breaches, but also where they identify that weaknesses in the internal policies, procedures and controls are likely to result in breaches of AML/CFT requirements, or where those policies, procedures and controls are inadequate to mitigate risks. The scope of administrative measures applied, and the timing granted to obliged entities to implement the requested actions, depend on the specific breaches or weaknesses identified. Where multiple breaches or weaknesses are identified, different deadlines might apply for the implementation of each individual administrative measure. Consistent with the punitive and educational goal of publications, only decisions to apply administrative measures in relation to breaches of AML/CFT requirements should be published, but not administrative measures applied to prevent such breach.