--- title: "Article 49 — Process of reliance on another obliged entity" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024R1624" source_retrieved: 2026-09-29 shortTitle: "Article 49 — Process of reliance on another obliged entity" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) 2024/1624" instrument: amlr celex: "32024R1624" regulation: AMLR regulation-full: "Regulation (EU) 2024/1624" article: 49 status: in_force object_id: eu.amlr.legal_text.article.49 text_version: "Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, OJ L, 2024/1624, 19.6.2024" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1624/oj/eng" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-10-26 --- *In force · applies from 10 Jul 2027 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, OJ L, 2024/1624, 19.6.2024 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1624/oj/eng)* 1. Obliged entities shall obtain from the obliged entity relied upon all the necessary information concerning the customer due diligence measures laid down in [Article 20(1)](20.md), points (a), (b) and (c), or the business being introduced. 2. Obliged entities which rely on other obliged entities shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the obliged entity relied upon provides, upon request: **(a)** copies of the information collected to identify the customer; **(b)** all supporting documents or trustworthy sources of information that were used to verify the identity of the client, and, where relevant, of the customer’s beneficial owners or persons on whose behalf the customer acts, including data obtained through electronic identification means and relevant trust services as set out in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014; and **(c)** any information collected on the purpose and intended nature of the business relationship. 3. The information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be provided by the obliged entity relied upon without delay and in any case within 5 working days. 4. The conditions for the transmission of the information and documents mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be specified in a written agreement between the obliged entities. 5. Where the obliged entity relies on an obliged entity that is part of its group, the written agreement may be replaced by an internal procedure established at group level, provided that the conditions laid down in [Article 48(3)](48.md) are met. *** [Chapter III — Customer due diligence](../chapters/iii.md) · [← Article 48](48.md) · [Article 50 →](50.md)