Compliance and development
The implementation of the EU Directive and the Disclosure of Companies’ Beneficiaries
As per the requirements of the EU Directive 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing (4th EU Directive) and article 61A (a) of the Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering Activities Laws of 2007-2018, each EU member state is required to maintain a central register of beneficial owners of companies and other legal entities. In particular, of each physical person owning or controlling more than 25 % of the entity.
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26 Jan 2021