Source: OJ L, 2024/1624, 19.6.2024

Current language: DE

Artikel 65 Ausnahmen von den Pflichten von juristischen Personen und Rechtsvereinbarungen


Summary What does Article 65 of the Anti-money laundering regulation (AMLR) say?

This article carves out exemptions from the beneficial ownership registration and information-holding obligations established in Articles 63 and 64.

It identifies two categories of entities that are not required to comply with those rules: certain publicly listed companies and bodies governed by public law.

For listed companies, the exemption is conditional — it only applies where control is held exclusively by natural persons through voting rights, with no other legal entities or legal arrangements in the ownership or control structure.

Important points:

  • Two categories of entities are exempt from the beneficial ownership obligations in Articles 63 and 64: qualifying listed companies and bodies governed by public law.
  • The exemption for listed companies is conditional — control must be exercised exclusively by natural persons through voting rights, with no legal entities or legal arrangements forming part of the ownership or control structure.
  • For foreign legal entities falling under Article 67, equivalent conditions must exist under international standards for the exemption to apply.

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Artikel 63 und 64 finden keine Anwendung auf

  1. Gesellschaften, deren Wertpapiere zum Handel auf einem geregelten Markt zugelassen sind, sofern

    1. die Kontrolle über die Gesellschaft ausschließlich von der natürlichen Person ausgeübt wird, die über Stimmrechte verfügt,

    2. keine anderen juristischen Personen oder Rechtsvereinbarungen Teil der Eigentums- oder Kontrollstruktur der Gesellschaft sind, und

    3. für juristische Personen aus dem Ausland gemäß Artikel 67 im Rahmen von internationalen Standards Anforderungen gelten, die den unter den Ziffern i und ii dieses Buchstabens genannten Anforderungen gleichwertig sind;

  2. Einrichtungen des öffentlichen Rechts im Sinne von Artikel 2 Absatz 1 Nummer 4 der Richtlinie 2014/24/EU des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates(43).

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