Regulatory framework

1) high-risk jurisdictions on which enhanced due diligence and, where appropriate, counter-measures are imposed
2) jurisdictions under increased monitoring of the FATF

Version of 25 February 2025

relating to:

1° implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/606 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/760 as regards the requirements pertaining to the investment policies and operating conditions of European long-term investment funds and the scope of eligible investment assets, the portfolio composition and diversification requirements and the borrowing of cash and other fund rules;

2° implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on markets in crypto-assets, and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010 and (EU) No 1095/2010 and Directives 2013/36/EU and (EU) 2019/1937;

3° implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1113 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets and amending Directive (EU) 2015/849;

4° transposition of Article 38 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1113 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets and amending Directive (EU) 2015/849;

5° implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/2631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 2023 on European Green Bonds and optional disclosures for bonds marketed as environmentally sustainable and for sustainability-linked bonds;

6° modification of: a) the Law of 16 July 2019 on the operationalisation of European regulations in the area of financial services, as amended;b) the Law of 5 April 1993 on the financial sector, as amended; c) the Law of 23 December 1998 establishing a financial sector supervisory commission, as amended;d) the Law of 12 November 2004 on the fight against money laundering and and terrorist financing, as amended; e) the Law of 10 November 2009 on payment services, as amended;f) the Law of 7 December 2015 on the insurance sector, as amended.

Update of Circular CSSF 15/627

Applicable until 30 November 2025

Version 1
Applicable as from 1 December 2025

Version 1

Version 1

Modification of the statistical data collection for money market funds (MMFs) and non-MMF investment funds

Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms

amending Circular CSSF 19/732 of 20 December 2019 on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: clarifications on the Identification and Verification of the Identity of the Ultimate Beneficial Owner(s)

laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending Regulations (EC) No 300/2008, (EU) No 167/2013, (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1139 and (EU) 2019/2144 and Directives 2014/90/EU, (EU) 2016/797 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Artificial Intelligence Act) (Text with EEA relevance)

amending Directive (EU) 2019/1153 as regards access by competent authorities to centralised bank account registries through the interconnection system and technical measures to facilitate the use of transaction records

concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia

establishing templates for certain forms as well as technical rules for the effective exchange of information under Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council on controls on cash entering or leaving the Union

on asset recovery and confiscation

on the protection of the environment through criminal law and replacing Directives 2008/99/EC and 2009/123/EC

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