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# Recital 26

*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)*

Timely access to information on beneficial ownership should be ensured in ways which avoid any risk of tipping off the legal entity or the trustee or person in an equivalent position concerned.