Source: AMLA final report draft
- Anti-money laundering
AMLR supplemental acts
- RTS on customer due diligence
Article 18 Minimum requirements for customer identification in situations of low risk
This is a draft act
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Earlier drafts: AMLA consultation paper draft (9 February 2026)
Summary What does Article 18 of the RTS on customer due diligence say?
This article sets out the minimum identification information that obliged entities must collect when operating in low-risk situations.
It connects directly to the simplified due diligence framework established elsewhere in the regulation, defining the floor of what is still required even when risk levels permit a reduced approach.
The article draws a clear distinction between identifying natural persons and legal entities, specifying a tailored but concise set of data points for each category.
Important points:
- Collect minimum identification data even in low-risk situations — for natural persons this includes full name, place and date of birth, and nationality; for legal entities this includes legal form, name, registered address, and where available a registration or tax identification number.
- The same minimum identification requirements apply not just to the customer, but also to any person acting on behalf of the customer or for whose benefit a transaction is carried out.
- This article references Articles 2, 4, and 5 of the same regulation for the precise standards governing how names, place of birth, and nationality information must be obtained.
Springlex's summary of the article is a reading aid, not a substitute for the legal text.
In situations of low risk, obliged entities shall obtain at least the following information to identify the customer and the person purporting to act on behalf of the customer:
for a natural person:
all names, including first name(s) (given name(s)) and surname(s) (family name(s)) as set out in Article 2 of this Regulation;
place of birth as set out in Article 4 of this Regulation;
date of birth;
nationalities of the natural person as set out in Article 5 of this Regulation or their statelessness, refugee or subsidiary protection status;
for a legal entity and other organisations that have legal capacity under national law:
the legal form;
the legal name of the legal entity, and where applicable, its trade name where it differs from its legal name;
the address of the registered or official office;
where available, the registration number or tax identification number, or the legal entity identifier.
Paragraph 1 shall also apply to persons on whose behalf or for the benefit of whom a transaction or activity is being carried out.
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Definition
Legal Entity Identifier