NEWSLETTER
April 2019
changes to come
Only one year after the implementation of the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive ("4AMLD"), the European Parliament has already agreed on a new Anti-Money Laundering Directive ("5AMLD"), effective from 9 July 2018. It comes as a response to recent terrorist attacks across the European Union as well as the detections in the Panama Papers. Member States will have until 10 January 2020 to implement the directive into national law.
In Germany the Federal Ministry of Finance has the primary responsibility for the implementation act. It ought to present a government draft by spring 2019. Thus, the adoption of the implementation act before summer 2019 and its entry into force before autumn 2019 is likely to be possible. We have taken a closer look at the key changes that your company should be aware of.
