goAML - New Mandatory System To File Suspicious Activity Reports

On 31 December, 2016 the State Prosecutor of the Luxembourg Financial Intelligence Unit (Cellule de renseignement financier du Parquet auprès du Tribunal d’Arrondissement de Luxembourg – the CRF) issued new guidelines on the filing of suspicious activity reports (SARs).

The CRF’s new guidelines (in French only) replace its former Circular 22/10 dated 8 November, 2010 and are applicable as of 1 January, 2017.

It is important to note that the CRF has changed the filing of SARs procedure, which as of 1 January, 2017 must be carried out electronically via the new “goAML” system.

The CRF’s website provides guidelines on how users can register to the new system. Once registration has been approved, a suspicious activity report can be filed online or by downloading an XML-file.