Source: AMLA final report draft
- Anti-money laundering
AMLR supplemental acts
- RTS on customer due diligence
Article 3 Information to be obtained in relation to address
This is a draft act
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Earlier drafts: AMLA consultation paper draft (9 February 2026)
Summary What does Article 3 of the RTS on customer due diligence say?
This article defines exactly what constitutes an "address" for the purposes of customer due diligence obligations set out in Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624.
It breaks down the required components of address information, covering country, locality, and street-level details.
It also carves out a practical concession for a specific category of individuals — senior managing officials — allowing obliged entities to use a business address rather than a personal one.
Important points:
- Collect address information comprising country, city or municipality with postal code, and street-level details including building and apartment number where these exist.
- For senior managing officials, you may substitute their residential address with the address of the registered or official office of the legal entity.
- Country identification must follow the ISO 3166 standard for country codes.
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The information on the address as referred to in Article 22(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 shall consist of the following information:
the full country name or the abbreviation in accordance with the International Standard for country codes (ISO 3166);
the name of a city, municipality, town or village, including postal code if such code has been issued and the name of the state where relevant;
street name, building number, apartment number and post-box number, where such information exists.
For the purposes of the first paragraph, in the case of the senior managing officials referred to in Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, obliged entities may obtain the address of the registered or official office of the legal entity instead of the residential address and country of residence.
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