--- title: "Article 73 — Prohibition of disclosure" 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 73 — Prohibition of disclosure" 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: 73 status: in_force object_id: eu.amlr.legal_text.article.73 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 and their directors, employees, or persons in comparable positions, including agents and distributors, shall not disclose to the customer concerned or to other third persons the fact that transactions or activities are being or have been assessed in accordance with [Article 69](69.md), that information is being, will be or has been transmitted in accordance with [Article 69](69.md) or [70](70.md) or that a money laundering or terrorist financing analysis is being, or may be, carried out. 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to disclosures to competent authorities and to self-regulatory bodies where they perform supervisory functions, or to disclosure for the purposes of investigating and prosecuting money laundering, terrorist financing and other criminal activity. 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, disclosure may take place between obliged entities that belong to the same group, or between such entities and their branches and subsidiaries established in third countries, provided that those branches and subsidiaries fully comply with the group-wide policies and procedures, including procedures for sharing information within the group, in accordance with [Article 16](16.md), and that the group-wide policies and procedures comply with the requirements set out in this Regulation. 4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, disclosure may take place between obliged entities as referred to in [Article 3](3.md), point (3)(a) and (b), or entities from third countries which impose requirements equivalent to those laid down in this Regulation, who perform their professional activities, whether as employees or not, within the same legal person or a larger structure to which the person belongs and which shares common ownership, management or compliance control, including networks or partnerships. 5. For obliged entities referred to in [Article 3](3.md), points (1), (2), (3)(a) and (b), in cases relating to the same transaction involving two or more obliged entities, and by way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, disclosure may take place between the relevant obliged entities provided that they are located in the Union, or with entities in a third country which imposes requirements equivalent to those laid down in this Regulation, and that they are subject to professional secrecy and personal data protection requirements. 6. Where the obliged entities referred to in [Article 3](3.md), point (3)(a) and (b), seek to dissuade a client from engaging in illegal activity, that shall not constitute disclosure within the meaning of paragraph 1 of this Article. *** [Chapter V — Reporting obligations](../chapters/v.md) · [← Article 72](72.md) · [Article 74 →](74.md)