The Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 supplementing the fourth Money Laundering Directive (MLD 4) by identifying high-risk third countries with strategic deficiencies has been published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ).
The Delegated Regulation will come into force on 23 September 2016.
A copy of the Delegated Regulation is available HERE
High-risk third countries
High-risk third countries which have provided a written high-level political commitment to address the identified deficiencies and have developed an action plan with FATF.
High-risk third country
- Afghanistan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Guyana
- Iraq
- Lao PDR
- Syria
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Yemen
High-risk third countries which have provided a high-level political commitment to address the identified deficiencies, and have decided to seek technical assistance in the implementation of the FATF Action Plan, which are identified by FATF Public Statement.
High-risk third country
- Iran
High-risk third countries which present ongoing and substantial money-laundering and terrorist-financing risks, having repeatedly failed to address the identified deficiencies and which are identified by FATF Public Statement.
High-risk third country
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)