Upon request, the competent authority can exempt you from the obligation to appoint an anti-money laundering officer under certain conditions.
If you are obliged to appoint a group money laundering officer, this must be reported to the supervisory authority in advance. This also applies if you wish to remove a group money laundering officer ("disengage").
If you have information about a violation of the Money Laundering Act (such as: failure to identify a contracting party), you can report this as a notice completely anonymously to the relevant supervisory authority.
Is your company obliged to comply with the Money Laundering Act? Then you must submit documents on business matters and transactions if the supervisory authority requires you to do so.
Certain service providers who work for third parties must register with the supervisory authority. You can find out more here
Upon request, the competent body may exempt obligated parties from the obligation to document the risk analysis under certain conditions.
Are you an obliged entity within the meaning of the Money Laundering Act and wish to transfer business and/or customer-related internal security measures to an external third party? Then you are obliged to notify the competent supervisory authority accordingly.
If you suffer disadvantages following a suspicious activity report or an internal report to your employer, you can lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
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Updated on 11.09.2026