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# parent undertaking

*In force · AMLR Article 2(1), point (42) · Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, OJ L, 2024/1624, 19.6.2024 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 30 Sep 2026 ·* [*Official source*](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1624/oj/eng)

### Definition

> **(42)** ‘**parent undertaking**’ means:
>
> **(a)** for groups whose head office is located in the Union, an obliged entity that is a parent undertaking as defined in Article 2, point (9), of Directive 2013/34/EU that is not itself a subsidiary of another undertaking in the Union, provided that at least one subsidiary undertaking is an obliged entity;
>
> **(b)** for groups whose head office is located outside of the Union, where at least two subsidiary undertakings are obliged entities established in the Union, an undertaking within that group established in the Union that:
>
> **(i)** is an obliged entity;
>
> **(ii)** is an undertaking that is not a subsidiary of another undertaking that is an obliged entity established in the Union;
>
> **(iii)** has a sufficient prominence within the group and a sufficient understanding of the operations of the group that are subject to the requirements of this Regulation; and
>
> **(iv)** is given the responsibility of implementing group-wide requirements under Chapter II, Section 2 of this Regulation;

### Source

[AMLR, Article 2(1), point (42)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1624/oj/eng).


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