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# Recital 18

*In force · Directive (EU) 2024/1640, OJ L, 2024/1640, 19.6.2024 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1640/oj/eng)*

In addition, to identify, understand, manage and mitigate risks at Union level to an even greater degree, Member States should make available the results of their risk assessments to each other, to the Commission and to AMLA. Classified information or personal data should not be included in those transmissions unless deemed strictly necessary for the performance of AML/CFT tasks.