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title: "selected obliged entity"
type: definition
status: Published
source: "AMLA Article 2(1), point (1)"
defined_term: "selected obliged entity"
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source_reference: "Article 2(1), point (1)"
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*In force · AMLA Article 2(1), point (1) · Consolidated version of 10 November 2025 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R1620-20251110)*

## Definition

> **(1)** ‘**selected obliged entity**’ means a credit institution, a financial institution, or a group of credit institutions or financial institutions at the highest level of consolidation in the Union in accordance with applicable accounting standards, which is under direct supervision by the Authority pursuant to Article 13;

## Source

[AMLA, Article 2(1), point (1)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R1620-20251110).