Article 24 Information on the reasons for the intended or performed transactions and their consistency with the business relationship

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Summary What does Article 24 of the RTS on customer due diligence say?

Article 24 builds directly on the enhanced due diligence framework established under Article 34(4), point (d), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, specifically addressing how obliged entities should scrutinise transactions in higher-risk situations.

The article provides guidance on what that scrutiny should look like in practice, focusing on whether transactions are credible, consistent with what the obliged entity knows about the customer, and free from unexplained risks connected to the parties involved.

Important points:

Scrutinise transactions by assessing whether the reason given for a transaction aligns with your knowledge of the customer, including their declared business activity, source of funds, or source of wealth.
Check that the overall pattern of transactions is consistent with the customer's activities and turnover, particularly where higher money laundering or terrorism financing risks are present.
Investigate any higher risks identified in relation to parties involved in the transaction, including intermediaries and their relationship with the customer.

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Information collected for the purposes of Article 34(4), point (d), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, shall allow obliged entities to further scrutinise the intended or performed transactions. Such scrutiny may include:
1. the extent to which the reason provided for the transaction is credible and in line with the obliged entity’s knowledge of the customer, such as with regard to the customer’s declared business activity, source of funds or source of wealth;
2. the consistency of the overall transactions performed during the business relationship with the activities carried out and the customer’s turnover, especially in the case of economic activities characterised by the use of assets representing higher money laundering / terrorism financing risks;
3. information to clarify any higher risks the obliged entity may have identified in respect of the parties involved in the transaction, including any intermediaries, and their relationship with the customer.

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Article 24 Information on the reasons for the intended or performed transactions and their consistency with the business relationship

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