Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2354 of 16 October 2026 on the formats for submitting beneficial ownership information (OJEU of 22 October).
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2354 sets common formats for submitting beneficial ownership information to central registers, under Anti-Money Laundering Directive (EU) 2024/1640. It includes a checklist of minimum requirements without which submissions must not be accepted.
Key points
- Aims to improve data quality and the interoperability of beneficial ownership registers.
- Complements Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 on mandatory information.
Who is affected
Companies and other entities required to report their beneficial ownership, and national registers.
Plain-language version
The European Commission has set a common format for reporting who really owns a company, the person who actually controls it. It helps fight money laundering, which means passing off illegal money as clean. If minimum details are missing, the register will not accept the filing.
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