Amendments to Latvijas Banka March 25, 2024 Regulation No. 277 "Requirements for the Establishment and Control of the Internal Control System for Sanctions Risk Management"

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Latvijas Banka Regulation No. 422

Riga, July 13, 2026

Amendments to Latvijas Banka March 25, 2024 Regulation No. 277 "Requirements for the Establishment and Control of the Internal Control System for Sanctions Risk Management"

Issued in accordance with Article 13, Part 4, Point 3 of the International and National Sanctions Law of the Latvian Republic

Make the following amendments to Latvijas Banka March 25, 2024 Regulation No. 277 "Requirements for the Establishment and Control of the Internal Control System for Sanctions Risk Management" (Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2024, No. 62):

1. Replace the words "management institution" (in the appropriate inflection) with the word "management" (in the appropriate inflection) throughout the text of the regulation.

2. Supplement point 2 with the words "including the impact that a violation of a sanctions regime binding on the institution may have."

3. Supplement point 3 with the second sentence in the following wording:

"An institution that is part of a group implements group-wide policies and procedures in sanctions risk management."

4. Supplement the regulations with sub-point 6.3.1 in the following wording:

"6.3.1 the procedure by which the institution ensures the search of clients, their beneficial owners, authorized persons, participants, and client transactions in sanctions lists, as well as the procedure by which the compliance of these persons and transactions with sanctions requirements is assessed if a match is identified. The institution is obliged to prove that the solutions it has chosen for searching clients, their beneficial owners, authorized persons, participants, and client transactions in sanctions lists ensure effective sanctions risk management;"

5. Strike out the words "circumvention of sanctions or attempt to circumvent sanctions or" in sub-point 6.4.

6. Redraft sub-point 6.11 in the following wording:

"6.11 information technology support suitable for sanctions risk assessment in sanctions risk management, including providing for the functional requirements of the information technology support and a procedure for regular assessment of effectiveness and testing;"

7. Strike out sub-point 6.12.

8. Replace the words "circumvention or circumvention" in sub-point 6.13 with the words "violation or violation."

9. Supplement the regulations with sub-point 6.14 in the following wording:

"6.14 the procedure for assessing and managing risks associated with the use of outsourcing."

10. Redraft point 7 in the following wording:

"7. The institution regularly updates the sanctions risk assessment, but no less frequently than once every three years, in accordance with the sanctions risk inherent in its activities. A credit institution, licensed payment institution, licensed electronic money institution, investment broker company, or crypto-asset service provider reviews and updates the sanctions risk assessment no less frequently than once every 12 months."

11. Strike out point 9.

12. Strike out the words "to the State Security Service and for circumvention of sanctions or attempt to circumvent sanctions" in point 11.

13. Redraft point 12 in the following wording:

"12. The senior management of the institution is responsible for the establishment and effective operation of the internal control system for sanctions risk management, including providing appropriate resources for this and ensuring that the internal control system for sanctions risk management is functionally independent from the institution's core activities (business functions). The senior management of the institution ensures that the employee responsible for sanctions risk management has appropriate authority and access to the information necessary for the performance of their official duties. The institution notifies Latvijas Banka in writing within 30 days after appointing the employee responsible for sanctions risk management or replacing this employee with another, indicating in the notification the first name, last name, personal code, position, date of appointment to the position, email address, and phone number of the employee responsible for sanctions risk management."

14. Supplement the regulations with point 14.1 in the following wording:

"14.1 If the institution has submitted information about the employee appointed as responsible for sanctions risk management to Latvijas Banka in a smaller volume than specified in the third sentence of point 12 of these regulations, compliance with the requirements specified in the third sentence of point 12 of these regulations shall be ensured by September 1, 2026."

Deputy President of Latvijas Banka M. Kālis

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Name: Amendments to Latvijas Banka March 25, 2024 Regulation No. 277 "Requirements for the Establishment and Control of the Internal Control System for Sanctions Risk Management" ...

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Issuer: Latvijas Banka

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Number: 422 Adopted: 13.07.2026. Enters into force: 15.07.2026. Published: Latvijas Vēstnesis , 132, 14.07.2026.

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2026/132.5

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