Source: AMLA final report draft
- Anti-money laundering
AMLR supplemental acts
- RTS on customer due diligence
Article 6 Documents for the verification of identity
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Earlier drafts: AMLA consultation paper draft (9 February 2026)
Summary What does Article 6 of the RTS on customer due diligence say?
This article sets out the practical rules for how obliged entities must verify the identity of their customers, covering both natural persons and legal entities.
It builds directly on the identification requirements established in Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 by specifying what documents are acceptable and what information those documents must contain.
Notably, the article also makes provision for vulnerable individuals who cannot produce standard identity documents, such as stateless persons or those with refugee or subsidiary protection status, allowing for a reduced set of documentary requirements in those cases.
Important points:
- Use identity documents, passports, or equivalent documents to verify the identity of natural persons — an equivalent document must meet a defined set of criteria including a facial image, signature, security features, and expiry date.
- Where a customer cannot produce standard documents for legitimate reasons, accept alternative documents with a reduced set of required attributes, and supplement any gaps using additional reliable and independent means (provided there are no grounds for suspicion).
- For customers that are not natural persons, refer to the documents and public register extracts specified in Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, whether obtained from the customer or retrieved directly.
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For the purposes of verifying the identity of the natural person in accordance with Article 20(1), Article 22(6), point (a), and Article 22(7), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, the obliged entity shall use an identity document(s), passport(s) or equivalent document. A document shall be considered equivalent to an identity document or passport if it is issued by a designated authority in accordance with applicable the law and contains the following information:
first name(s) (given name(s)) and surname(s) (family name(s)) and the place and date of birth of the document holder;
the document’s number and date of expiration;
a facial image and the signature of the document holder;
security features to ensure authenticity.
In situations where the natural person cannot provide an identity document, passport or document that meets the requirements in paragraph (1) for a legitimate reason such as their statelessness or refugee or subsidiary protection status, a document shall be considered equivalent to an identity document or passport if it is issued by a designated authority in accordance with the applicable law and contains the following information:
first name(s) (given name(s)) and surname(s) (family name(s)) of the document holder;
the date of birth of the document holder;
a facial image of the document holder.
If the document provided does not contain the information specified in points (a) to (c), and provided there are no grounds for suspicion, obliged entities shall use additional reliable and independent means to obtain and verify missing information.
For the purposes of verifying the identity of the persons referred to in Article 22(6) and Article 22(7), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, obliged entities shall obtain the identity document, passport or equivalent, or a verified copy thereof; verify the identity using electronic identification means or relevant qualified trust services; or act in accordance with Article 7.
Electronic identification means and relevant qualified trust services, as described in Article 22(6), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, shall be permitted to verify the identity of the natural person also in a face-to-face context.
For the purposes of verifying the identity of a customer that is not a natural person, obliged entities shall refer to the documents set out in Article 2(1), points (33) (a)(ii) and (b)(ii), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 and extracts from public registers that can be used for legal purposes, whether obtained from the customer or retrieved directly by the obliged entity.
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