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SEPBLAC: AMLA invites input on simplified due diligence

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SEPBLAC
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What changed

SEPBLAC reports that AMLA is inviting obliged entities, sector associations and other representative bodies to in-person roundtables in Frankfurt between 9 November and 2 December 2026 on applying simplified due diligence in lower-risk situations. Expressions of interest are open until 18 October 2026 at 23:59 CEST. SEPBLAC states that the roundtables are not a formal public consultation and that a formal public consultation on the draft guidelines will take place later.

Key details

  • Expressions of interest close on 18 October 2026 at 23:59 CEST.
  • In-person roundtables: Frankfurt, 9 November–2 December 2026.
  • A formal public consultation on draft guidelines will follow separately.

What it means

Product perspective: participation is an opportunity to explain operational difficulties with simplified due diligence. The invitation is not itself a change to customer-onboarding requirements.

Matters for

Obliged entities, sector associations and other representative bodies in the financial and non-financial sectors, which AMLA invites to the roundtables.

Read the source: SEPBLAC sepblac.es

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