
On 19 June 2024, the Final Act of the AMLD VI was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Directive 2024/1640/EU (AMLD VI) provides rules on the requirements in relation to the registration, identification of, and checks on, senior management and beneficial owners (BOs) of obliged entities, the identification of money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) risks at EU and Member State level, the set-up of and access to BO and bank account registers and access to real estate information, the responsibilities and tasks of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) and of bodies involved in the supervision of obliged entities and how FIUs and supervisors work together. It is to enter into force 20 days from the date of publication in the Official Journal. Member States must bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with AMLD VI by 10 July 2027. By way of derogation from this, Member States must bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Art. 74 by 10 July 2025, with Art. 11, 12, 13 and 15 by 10 July 2026 and with Art. 18 by 10 July 2029.