Source: AMLA final report draft
- Anti-money laundering
AMLR supplemental acts
- RTS on customer due diligence
Article 4 Specification on the provision of the place of birth
This is a draft act
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Earlier drafts: AMLA consultation paper draft (9 February 2026)
Summary What does Article 4 of the RTS on customer due diligence say?
This is a brief but precise article that defines the minimum standard for place of birth information that obliged entities must collect as part of their customer due diligence obligations.
It directly supports the identification requirements set out in Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, specifying that the place of birth data must be drawn from official identity documents or equivalent electronic identification means — not self-declared by the customer independently.
Important points:
- Collect place of birth information that includes at least the name of the country, state, city, municipality, town or village.
- The information must reflect what appears on the identity document, passport or equivalent, or through recognised electronic identification means and qualified trust services.
- This is a minimum standard, meaning obliged entities may collect more granular information where appropriate.
Springlex's summary of the article is a reading aid, not a substitute for the legal text.
The information on place of birth as referred to in Article 22(1), point (a)(ii), and Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 shall consist of at least the name of the country, state, city, municipality, town or village as it features on the identity document, passport or equivalent or through electronic identification means and relevant qualified trust services referred to in Article 22(6), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624.
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