ARTICLE · 08 JULY 2021

The Ten Most Significant Changes To Polish AML Rules Since 2018

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In recent years, few pieces of legislation have affected the non-financial sector as much as the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Law.

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Katarzyna Saganowska

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In recent years, few pieces of legislation have affected the non-financial sector as much as the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Law (the AML act). The newest long-awaited amendment to the AML act was signed by Poland's President on 8 April.

The latest amendment to the AML implements significant modifications resulting from EU regulations. Its primary aim is to increase the transparency of financial flows, and therefore to support the effectiveness of the authorities responsible for the detection of funds derived from criminal activity or used for terrorist financing purposes.

So what exactly is different now? In my view the 10 most important changes since 2018 are:

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