What is the currency threshold under the European Union Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive?
Correct Answer: C
The European Union Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (4th AMLD) is a legal framework that aims to prevent the use of the Union's financial system for the purposes of money laundering and terrorist financing. One of the provisions of the 4th AMLD is to lower the currency threshold for cash payments from €15,000 to €10,000. This means that any person who makes or receives cash payments of €10,000 or more, whether in a single transaction or in several linked transactions, is subject to customer due diligence and record-keeping obligations. The 4th AMLD also extends its applicability to providers of gambling services, which are now listed as 'obliged entities'.
Reference:
Directive - 2015/849 - EN - Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive - EUR-Lex, Article 11 and Recital 23.
EUR-Lex - 02015L0849-20210630 - EN - EUR-Lex, Article 11 and Recital 23.
Key elements of the 4th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive, Section: Cash payments.
Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism legislative package, Section: New EU AML/CFT Regulation.