The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has unveiled its new online platform for the Cyprus Beneficial Ownership Register of Express Trusts and Similar.
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INTRODUCTION
The Cyprus House of Representatives on 18.02.2021 has enacted
the long-awaited amending law to the Prevention and Suppression of
Money laundering and Terrorist Financing Law 188(I)/2007 thus fully
implementing EU Directive 2018/843 of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 30 May 2018, ( the 5
th AML
Directive ).
This new enactment, ( the new Law ), implements the
provisions of the 5
th AML Directive that were not
already implemented so far into Cyprus Law. With this new Law, the
5
th AML Directive is now fully implemented in
Cyprus.
The new Law will come into force once published in the official
gazette of the Republic.