Object of the identification and identity verification
Legal and regulatory framework
- Anti-Money Laundering Law: Articles 26 to 29
- Anti-Money Laundering Regulation of the NBB: Articles 12 to 14
- Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (known as the “eIDAS Regulation”)
Other reference documents
- Opinion of the ESAs dated 23 January 2018 on the use of innovative solutions by credit and financial institutions
- EBA Risk Factor Guidelines dated 1 March 2021
- FATF Guidance dated 4 November 2017 on AML/CFT measures and financial inclusion, with a supplement on customer due diligence
- BCBS Guidelines dated January 2014 on Sound management of risks related to money laundering and financing of terrorism (revised in July 2020) (see Annex 4)
- EBA Opinion dated 12 April 2016 on the application of customer due diligence measures to customers who are asylum seekers from higher-risk third countries or territories
Comments and recommendations by the NBB
Disclaimer: This English text is an unofficial translation and may not be used as a basis for resolving any dispute.