Obtaining information from obliged entities in the context of money laundering supervision Receiving
At the request of the supervisory authority, you must provide information free of charge on all business matters and transactions and submit documents that are relevant to compliance with the legal requirements.
Description
As an obliged entity or obligated person under money laundering law, you must, upon request, provide the competent supervisory authority with the following free of charge
- provide information on all business matters and transactions and submit documents that are relevant to compliance with the requirements set out in this Act.
The documents to be submitted must be provided in the original, in the form of copies or in digital form by electronic means or on a digital storage medium.
The information and the submission of documents must be provided free of charge.
Required documents
- Depending on the requirements of the supervisory authority
- If you have any questions, please contact the supervisory authority responsible for you to find out which documents you need to submit
Forms
- Forms: no
- Online procedure possible: yes
- Written form required: no
- Personal appearance required: no
Prerequisites
- You are an obliged entity, a member of a governing body or an employee of an obliged entity under money laundering law or an anti-money laundering officer
- You have received a request to submit documents from the competent supervisory authority
Basis for legal action
§ Section 52 (1) of the Money Laundering Act (GwG)
Procedure
- You receive a request to provide information on business matters and transactions and/or to submit corresponding documents
- You submit the requested evidence to the competent supervisory authority
- The supervisory authority checks the information and documents
- You receive a notification once the review has been completed
Costs
none
Area of validity
Hesse
Keywords
Geldwäsche, Geldwäscheaufsicht, Geldwäschegesetz