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# Article 18 — Assessment and reporting

*In force · Regulation (EU) 2023/1113, OJ L 150, 9.6.2023 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 19 Oct 2026 ·* [*Official source*](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1113/oj/eng)

The [crypto-asset service provider](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/crypto-asset-service-provider) of the [beneficiary](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/beneficiary) shall take into account missing or incomplete information on the [originator](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/originator) or the beneficiary as a factor when assessing whether a [transfer of crypto-assets](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/transfer-of-crypto-assets), or any related transaction, is suspicious and whether it is to be reported to the FIU in accordance with Directive (EU) 2015/849.

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[Chapter III — Obligations on crypto-asset service providers](/tofr/chapters/iii.md) › Section 2 — Obligations on the crypto-asset service provider of the beneficiary · [← Article 17](/tofr/articles/17.md) · [Article 19 →](/tofr/articles/19.md)