AMLA’s Final Reports regarding the RTS under articles 28(1), 19(9), 16(4) and 17(3) of the AMLR

TO : Regulated Entities
i. CIFs
ii. ASPs
iii. UCITS Management Companies
iv. Internally managed UCITS
v. AIFMs
vi. Internally managed AIFs
vii. Internally managed AIFLNPs
viii. Companies with sole purpose the management of AIFLNPs
ix. Crypto Asset Service Providers
x. Small AIFMs under Law 81(I)/2020
xi. Crowdfunding Service Providers
FROM : Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission DATE : 13 October 2026 CIRCULAR NO. : C806 SUBJECT : AMLA’s Final Reports regarding the RTS under articles 28(1), 19(9), 16(4) and 17(3) of the AMLR Further to circulars C755 and C774, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘CySEC’) informs the Regulated Entities that the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (the ‘AMLA’) finalised the following three sets of regulatory technical standards (the ‘RTS’) and published the final reports, along with accompanying communication material in the form of factsheets, on its website:

• Article 28(1) of Regulation (EU) 2026/1624 (the ‘AMLR’) – Draft RTS on Customer Due
  Diligence
  Final Report and Factsheet
• Article 19(9) of the AMLR – Draft RTS on criteria for identifying business relationships,
  occasional and linked transactions and lower thresholds Final Report and Factsheet
• Articles 16(4) and 17(3) of the AMLR – Draft RTS on group-wide minimum requirements
  and additional measures for subsidiaries and branches in third countries Final Report, Factsheet 1 and Factsheet 2

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The final draft standards were submitted to the European Commission. Once adopted and published in the Official Journal of the EU, they are proposed to apply six months after their entry into force. CySEC urges the Regulated Entities to study the published material and adopt the content of the new RTS by proceeding with the necessary changes to their policies, checks, systems and procedures. Sincerely, Mr. George Karatzias Chairman Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission