Article 10: Central beneficial ownership registers

Georgios Pavlidis

Chapter 10 in The EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive and Regulation, 2026, pp 88-105 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter comments on Article 10 of the Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (EU) 2024/1640, which requires central registers of beneficial ownership. It covers authority to request information, accuracy and timeliness, discrepancy resolution, inspections, automation and interconnection, sanctions, retention, and Commission reporting. The analysis explains verification duties, links to targeted sanctions screening, and standards for register operators.

Keywords: AML/CFT; Money Laundering; Beneficial Ownership; Central Registers; Accuracy; Verification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035347094
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