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1 Background ...................................................................... 6

2 General comments ............................................................ 7

3 Specific comments ............................................................ 7

3.1 Aspects of the data processing which, according to the AML
legislative package, shall be specified by regulatory technical
standards (RTS) and by guidelines and recommendations to be
developed by AMLA .................................................................... 7
3.2 Processing of special categories of data and of personal data
relating to criminal convictions and offences ............................. 8
3.3 Beneficial ownership registers ................................................... 9
3.4 Access to and exchange of information by FIUs ....................... 11
3.5 FIU.net and the central AML/CFT database .............................. 12
3.6 Sources of information to be used by obliged entities for
customer due diligence (CDD) .................................................. 13
3.7 On processing of data related to politically exposed persons
(PEPs) ...................................................................................... 13
3.8 On ‘employees’ screening’ ........................................................ 14
3.9 On the publication of administrative sanctions and measures ........ 14
3.10 Further specific drafting suggestions ....................................... 14

4 Conclusions .................................................................... 16

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