Source: AMLA final report draft
- Anti-money laundering
AML 6 directive supplemental acts
- RTS on pecuniary sanctions and administrative measures
Article 6 General provision
This is a draft act
This text has been parsed from the AMLA final report draft as published on 8 July 2026. While we run a suite of validations, the automated parsing can result in errors. Also, before it is finally adopted by the Commission, its wording, numbering and references may change, and entire articles might be removed or added.
Earlier drafts: AMLA consultation paper draft (9 February 2026)
Summary What does Article 6 of the RTS on pecuniary sanctions and administrative measures say?
This article addresses the procedural framework governing periodic penalty payments, specifically how they are administered and collected.
It defers to national law as the default governing framework for these processes, except where this Regulation or Directive (EU) 2024/1640 provides otherwise.
It also clarifies how references to the Directive should be interpreted in practice, pointing to the national transposition measures adopted by Member States under it.
Important points:
- The administrative process for imposing and collecting periodic penalty payments is governed by national law of the Member State where they are imposed and collected, unless this Regulation or Directive (EU) 2024/1640 specifies otherwise.
- References to Directive (EU) 2024/1640 throughout the act are to be read as references to the national laws, regulations, and administrative provisions through which Member States have transposed that Directive.
- This article acts as a procedural bridge, connecting the overarching EU framework on periodic penalty payments to Member State-level implementation.
Springlex's summary of the article is a reading aid, not a substitute for the legal text.
Unless otherwise stipulated by this Regulation and Directive (EU) 2024/1640, the administrative process of the imposition and collection of periodic penalty payments as set out in Article 57 of the Directive (EU) 2024/1640 shall be governed by provisions stipulated by national law in force in the Member State where the periodic penalty payments are imposed and collected.
References made to Directive (EU) 2024/1640 shall be construed as references to laws, regulations and administrative provisions into which Member States shall transpose this Directive pursuant to Article 78 thereof.
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