2020-03-06

Instruction (Historical) No. 6/2020

The Bank of Portugal issued Instruction No. 6/2020 to amend Instruction No. 5/2019 by requiring credit institutions and other financial entities to include specific procedures for complying with Regulation (EU) 2015/847 in their Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing reports. This directive specifically targeted entities such as banks, payment institutions, and electronic money institutions to ensure standardized reporting on cross-border fund transfers. The instruction was subsequently revoked by Instruction No. 8/2024 on June 6, 2024.

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Instruction (Historical) No. 6/2020

Summary

Amends Instruction No. 5/2019 to include in the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Report information regarding specific procedures to comply with Regulation (EU) 2015/847.

Revoked by Instruction No. 8/2024.

Status

Revoked

Revocation Date

06-06-2024

Official Journal

2/2020 2nd Supplement

Enabling Law

Law No. 5/98, of 31-01; Law No. 83/2017, of 18-08; Notice No. 2/2018, of 26-09

Descriptors

Account Consolidation, Accounting Nature Information, Chart of Accounts, Information Reporting, Official Publication, Bank Branch, Financial Branch, Third Countries, Parent Company, Subsidiary Company, BPnet, Supervision

Other Documents

Regulation (EU) 2015/847, of 20-05

Publication Date

06-03-2020

Disclosure Date

06-03-2020

Entry into Force Date

07-03-2020

Target Audience Type

Credit Institutions, Electronic Money Institutions, Payment Institutions, Finance Companies

Recipients

Exchange Agencies, Banks, Central Credit Agricultural Mutual Fund, Agricultural Credit Mutual Savings Banks, Savings Banks, Development Finance Institution, Mortgage Credit Institutions, Electronic Money Institutions, Payment Institutions, Credit Financial Institutions, Other Finance Companies, Regional Development Companies, Factoring Companies, Mutual Guarantee Companies, Investment Companies, Leasing Companies, Credit Finance Companies, Microcredit Finance Companies

Theme :: Subtheme

Money Laundering

Instructions Amended/Revoked

Instruction No. 5/2019

Amending/Revoking Instructions

Instruction No. 8/2024

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