The European Commission (EC) has adopted a Delegated Regulation amending a Delegated Regulation it adopted on 10 June, to introduce a review clause requiring the EC to independently assess countries that may pose a threat to the EU financial system, even if they are not publicly identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The Delegated Regulation adopted on 10 June amended the list of high-risk third countries laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation 2016/1675. The EC states that countries that are not publicly identified as being subject to calls for action or increased monitoring by the FATF might still pose a threat to the integrity of the EU financial system. Where membership of such countries to the FATF is suspended because of gross violations of core principles upon which that standard-setter is built, the threat to the EU financial system is likely to increase. The proposed review clause would require the EC to complete an autonomous assessment of whether such countries are high-risk third countries as referred to in Article 9 of Directive 2015/849 by 31 December.
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