European Union: Entry into Force with Grace Period of Regulation on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets

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Entry into Force with Grace Period of Regulation on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets

On 29 June 2023, the Regulation on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets entered into force with a grace period. The Regulation aims to ensure the traceability of crypto-asset transfers by introducing an obligation for entities providing crypto-asset services to collect and disclose the information it has on crypto transactions, including the originator and beneficiary. The providers will be required to verify whether information on the payer or the payee is accurate for transfers over EUR 1000. Finally, the crypto-asset services providers will be required to check the list of entities that are at high risk of money laundering or other criminal activities before they approve any crypto-asset transfers. The law will be implemented 30 December 2024.

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Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User identification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2021-07-20
under deliberation

The European Commission announced a legislative package in the area of anti-money laundering (AML) …

2021-07-22
in consultation

The European Commission opened a consultation on the legislative package in the area of anti-money …

2021-11-28
processing consultation

The European Commission closed a consultation on the legislative package in the area of anti-money …

2022-03-31
under deliberation

On 31 March 2022, the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and the…

2022-06-29
under deliberation

On 29 June 2022, the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on the pro…

2023-04-20
under deliberation

On 20 April 2023, the European Parliament passed the Regulation on information accompanying transfe…

2023-05-16
adopted

On 16 May 2023, the Council of the European Union adopted the Regulation on information accompanyin…

2023-06-29
in grace period

On 29 June 2023, the Regulation on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-a…

2024-12-30
in force

On 30 December 2024, the Regulation on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain cryp…