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Act 2014

Ley Especial Contra el Lavado de Activos (Decreto No. 144-2014)

Issued by Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera

Plain-English summary

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.

Who it applies to

Banking · Insurance · Capital Markets · DNFBPs (Lawyers, Accountants, Dealers)

Topics

AML / CFT / Sanctions

Obligations arising from this law or regulation

Obligation Timing Regulator Source Detail
AML compliance programme and compliance officer Ongoing UIF official
AML record retention Retention period 5 years UIF official
Cash and financial transaction records to the UIF Frequency Monthly, within the first 10 days of the month UIF official
Customer due diligence (KYC/CDD) At onboarding + ongoing — official
Suspicious transaction reporting Deadline Immediately ("de inmediato") UIF official

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