International standards

This section provides an overview of the texts published by the FATF and the Egmont Group.

For a complete list, see

 

The FATF Recommendations

and updated regularly since then.

 

Identification of beneficial/economic owners

 

 

 

  • List of trusts and similar legal arrangements governed under the law of the Member States as notified to the Commission
    2019/C 360/05 (October 2019)
    Link to the European Union website

 

Risk assessment

  • Luxembourg's national risk assessment regarding money laundering and terrorist financing
    Link to the Ministry of Finance website

  • Updated report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the assessment of the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing affecting the internal market and relating to cross-border activities
    Link to the European Union website

  • First report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the assessment of the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing affecting the internal market and relating to cross-border activities
    Link to the European Union website

  • Money laundering and terrorist financing risks
    Link to the FATF website

  • National money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment (February 2013)
    Link to the FATF website

  • Guidance for applying a Risk-Based Approach to AML/CFT Supervision (March 2021)
    Link to the FATF website

  • Circular CSSF 19/732 as amended by Circular CSSF 24/861: Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: Clarifications on the Identification and Verification of the Identity of the Ultimate Beneficial Owner(s) (December 2019)
    Link to the CSSF website

 

Guidance


Financial institutions


Insurance sector


Securities sector


Virtual currencies


Designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs)

 

Specific types and risks

 

Best practices

  • Guide to Financial Investigations into Trafficking in Human Beings (November 2019)
    Link to the OSCE website

  • FATF President’s Paper: Anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing for judges and prosecutors (June 2018)
    Link to the FATF website

  • The role of judges and prosecutors in tackling money laundering and terrorist financing: Experiences, challenges and best practices (October 2017)
    Link to the FATF website

  • Consolidated FATF Standards on Information Sharing (November 2017)
    Link to the FATF website

  • FATF Guidance – Private Sector Information Sharing (November 2017)
    Link to the FATF website

  • Best Practices on Combating the Abuse of Non-Profit Organisations (Recommendation 8) (June 2015)
    Link to the FATF website

  • Best practices paper: The Use of the FATF Recommendations to Combat Corruption (October 2013)
    Link to the FATF website

  • Best Practices Paper on Confiscation (Recommendations 4 and 38) and a Framework for Ongoing Work on Asset Recovery (October 2012)
    Link to the FATF website

 

This is a representative list and should not be considered exhaustive.

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