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Version date: 30 August 2018 - onwards
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Article 4 Ensuring compliance with AML/CFT rules

The central contact point shall ensure that establishments specified in Article 45(9) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 comply with AML/CFT rules of the host Member State. To this end, the central contact point shall:

(a) facilitate the development and implementation of AML/CFT policies and procedures pursuant to Article 8(3) and (4) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 by informing the appointing electronic money issuer or payment services provider of AML/CFT requirements applicable in the host Member State;

(b) oversee, on behalf of the appointing electronic money issuer or payment services provider, the effective compliance by those establishments with AML/CFT requirements applicable in the host Member State and the appointing electronic money issuer's or payment services provider's policies, controls and procedures adopted pursuant to Article 8(3) and (4) of Directive (EU) 2015/849;

(c) inform the head office of the appointing electronic money issuer or payment services provider of any breaches or compliance issues encountered in those establishments, including any information that may affect the establishment's ability to comply effectively with the appointing electronic money issuer's or payment services provider's AML/CFT policies and procedures or that may otherwise affect the appointing electronic money issuer or payment services provider's risk assessment;