Respond to a FIU request for information
The FIU may request information on the basis of Article 5(1)(b) of the Law of 12 November 2004 on the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
Regarding the response deadlines that the reporting entity must comply with, please refer to the official Guideline on Suspicious Transactions Reports (Pdf).
The request for information will be sent to you:
- through the Message Board, if the reporting entity is already registered
In this case, you will also receive an email sent to the reporting entity’s email address.
- by postal mail, if the reporting entity is not yet registered
You will also receive a letter inviting you to register with goAML.
Two situations may occur:
- You do not have information on the persons and/or accounts mentioned in the request (unknown)
- You do have information on the persons and/or accounts mentioned in the request (known)
1. You do not have information on the persons and/or accounts (unknown)
In this case, you must reply directly to the information request message (via the Message Board).
Example of such a message:
“The persons and/or accounts listed in your request are unknown to our company.”
No further action is required.
2. You have information on the persons and/or accounts (known)
In this case, you must respond in the form of a report, using the following Report Type:
• Requested information (with transactions)
For example, the FIU request concerns an account on which transactions took place.
See: Transactions
• Requested information (without transactions)
For example, the FIU request concerns identification of a beneficial owner and attachments.
See: Suspicious activity
In the Basic information section you must indicate the reference number of the FIU request (which always begins with NRI) in the field: “FIU Reference”:
You will find this number on the information request sent by the FIU.
The fields:
- Reason for suspicion
- Indicators
are not mandatory.
You may also attach documents to the RIRT/RIRA.
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