Direction 2026
Instructivo Específico para Entidades de Intermediación Financiera con Enfoque Basado en Gestión de Riesgos contra la Legitimación de Ganancias Ilícitas, el Financiamiento del Terrorismo y el Financiamiento de la Proliferación de Armas de Destrucción Masiva (Specific Instruction for Financial Intermediation Entities, risk-based, against money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing)
Issued by Unidad de Investigaciones Financieras
Plain-English summary
Resolución Administrativa N° UIF/16/2026, published by the UIF on 12 March 2026. Sets the responsible officer and internal manual (Arts. 12-13), beneficial-owner identification at 20% (Arts. 32-39), annual risk assessment (Art. 18) and data-update cycles (Art. 47) for banks and other financial intermediaries. Modified by Resolución Administrativa N° UIF/050/2026, published 11 June 2026 (https://www.uif.gob.bo/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/R.A.50.2026-f-con-anexos-y-firma-colores.pdf).
Who it applies to
Banking
Topics
AML / CFT / Sanctions
Obligations arising from this law or regulation
| Obligation | Timing | Regulator | Source | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registration with the UIF renewed every two years | Frequency Every two years | UIF | official | |
Art. 4 I b) of the EIF instruction requires the entity to renew its registration with the UIF every two years, counted from the registration or the last renewal. |
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| No obligations match these filters. | ||||
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