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Creates the Registro Centralizado de Beneficiarios Finales administered by the CNBS (Art. 8). A beneficial owner holds 25% or more, directly or indirectly (Art. 6); entities must keep data current (Art. 11), keep records for at least five years (Art. 15), update annually by 30 May (Art. 19), and face fines of 20 to 500 minimum salaries (Art. 27). Approved on 17 June 2026 and published in La Gaceta No. 37,184 of 3 July 2026, taking effect on publication (Art. 36).

CNBS regulation adopted by Resolución SB No. 348 in Session 1045 of 27 April 2016. It covers the compliance officer (Arts. 9-14), customer due diligence in four stages (Art. 26), simplified, normal and enhanced measures (Arts. 31-33), beneficial owners at 25% (Art. 38) and politically exposed persons (Art. 39). Published in La Gaceta No. 34,045 of 28 May 2016.

Sets risk-based customer due diligence (Arts. 6-7), five-year record keeping (Art. 8), a compliance officer and programme (Arts. 9-10) and immediate reporting of suspicious operations to the UIF (Art. 27). Art. 29 creates the UIF within the CNBS. Published in La Gaceta No. 33,718 of 30 April 2015.

Applies risk-based AML/CFT measures to designated non-financial businesses and professions such as casinos, real estate dealers, precious metals dealers, remittance services, and lawyers, notaries and accountants in certain transactions (Art. 3). The CNBS supervises (Art. 5), covered persons must register (Art. 11), run a compliance programme (Art. 10), report transactions (Art. 16) and keep records for five years (Art. 17). Dated 9 December 2014; published in La Gaceta No. 33,718 of 30 April 2015.

Founding law of the CNBS, dated 24 October 1995 and published in La Gaceta No. 27,809 on 18 November 1995. Art. 1 makes the CNBS a deconcentrated entity of the Presidency that oversees financial, insurance, pension and securities activities and checks that supervised institutions have systems against money laundering and terrorist financing. The CNBS lists later reforms by Decretos 5-98, 188-2000, 83-2001, 174-2002, 248-2002 and 110-2004.

Published in La Gaceta No. 16,827 on 15 July 1959; the ministry hosts the version 'con sus reformas'. Art. 10 prohibits reprisals of any kind against workers for exercising their labour rights, Art. 36 requires employment contracts and their changes to be in writing, and Arts. 110 and 113 deal with unjustified dismissal and reinstatement. Art. 82 names the Inspección General del Trabajo as the administrative authority for registered collective contracts.

Sets the BCH's fundamental objective of safeguarding the value of the national currency and its monetary, credit and exchange-rate functions, and gives it a role in organising the payments system with the CNBS. The text carries reforms by Decretos 228-96, 248-2002 and 111-2004.