Source: AMLA final report draft
- Anti-money laundering
AMLR supplemental acts
- RTS on group-wide minimum requirements and additional measures for third-country subsidiaries and branches
Article 2 Definitions
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Earlier drafts: AMLA consultation paper draft (16 April 2026)
Summary What does Article 2 of the RTS on group-wide minimum requirements and additional measures for third-country subsidiaries and branches say?
This article introduces a single supplementary definition that is specific to this Regulation and sits on top of the definitions already established in the three referenced legislative acts (Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, Regulation (EU) 2024/1620, and Directive (EU) 2024/1640).
The term being defined is "structure," which is a distinct concept used throughout this Regulation to capture arrangements between obliged entities that fall outside the existing definition of a "group." Understanding this definition is foundational, as the concept of a "structure" underpins an entire section of obligations elsewhere in this Regulation.
Important points:
- The term "structure" covers any organisation or arrangement involving at least two obliged entities that is not already classified as a "group" under Regulation (EU) 2024/1624.
- To qualify as a structure, the arrangement must have an element of duration and aim to establish common business, professional, or commercial relationships between the obliged entities.
- A structure must also share at least one of the following: common ownership, common management, or common compliance controls.
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For the purpose of this Regulation, in addition to the definitions set out in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1620 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2024/1640 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the following definition shall apply:
‘structure’ means any form of organisation, agreement or similar that:
includes at least two obliged entities;
is not a group within the meaning of Article 2(1), point (41) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624;
has the objective of establishing a common framework of business, professional or commercial relationships having an element of duration connecting two or more obliged entities regardless of the legal form used;
has common ownership, management, compliance controls or a combination of these elements.
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Definition
parent undertaking
- for groups whose head office is located in the Union, an obliged entity that is a parent undertaking as defined in Article 2, point (9), of Directive 2013/34/EU that is not itself a subsidiary of another undertaking in the Union, provided that at least one subsidiary undertaking is an obliged entity;
- for groups whose head office is located outside of the Union, where at least two subsidiary undertakings are obliged entities established in the Union, an undertaking within that group established in the Union that:
- is an obliged entity;
- is an undertaking that is not a subsidiary of another undertaking that is an obliged entity established in the Union;
- has a sufficient prominence within the group and a sufficient understanding of the operations of the group that are subject to the requirements of this Regulation; and
- is given the responsibility of implementing group-wide requirements under Chapter II, Section 2 of this Regulation;
Definition
group
Definition
structure
- includes at least two obliged entities;
- is not a group within the meaning of Article 2(1), point (41) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624;
- has the objective of establishing a common framework of business, professional or commercial relationships having an element of duration connecting two or more obliged entities regardless of the legal form used;
- has common ownership, management, compliance controls or a combination of these elements.