Regulatory framework

on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets and amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 (Text with EEA relevance)

Communication means for requests and reporting to the CSSF (repeal of Circulars CSSF 08/334 on encryption specifications for reporting firms and CSSF 08/344 on the provisions relating to the transmission of reporting files to the CSSF)

concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the Republic of Moldova

implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

relating to the fees to be levied by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier

concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti

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

Update of Circular CSSF 21/769 on governance and security requirements for Supervised Entities to perform tasks or activities through telework

concerning restrictive measures in response to the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine and the ordering of Russian armed forces into those areas

The resolution encourages all Member States to submit to the Committee for inclusion on the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List names of individuals, groups, undertakings and entities participating by any means, in the financing or support of acts or activities of ISIL, Al-Qaida, associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities; strongly urges Member States to implement the comprehensive international standards embodies in the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Forty Recommendations on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism; calls upon Member States to submit an updated report to the Committee no later than 180 days from the date of adoption of the form developed pursuant to paragraph 47 on the implementation of freezing of assets and any exemption thereto, of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this resolution; decides that in order to ensure careful consideration of requests for basic and extraordinary exemptions from the assets freeze submitted under paragraphs 84(a) and 84(b), the Committee, through the Secretariat, will immediately acknowledge receipt of the request; Underscores the importance of the Office of the Ombudsperson and extends its mandate for 30 months, strongly urges Member States to provide all the relevant information to the Ombudsperson; Extends the mandate of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team for 30 months.

ESMA guidelines on the reporting under Articles 4 and 12 SFTR

Governance and security requirements for supervised entities to perform tasks or activities through telework