Mauritania
1 regulator · 5 laws & regulations · 4 obligations
| Obligation | Timing | Regulator | Arises from | Source | Detail |
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| Lawful basis, notice to data subjects and data subject rights | — | — | Loi n° 2017-020 du 22 juillet 2017 sur la protection des données à caractère personnel (Law 2017-020 on Personal Data Protection) | source | |
Art. 5 prohibits processing without consent unless an exception applies (legal duty, public-interest task, contract, protection of the data subject). Art. 50 lists the information to give on direct collection, and data subjects have rights of access (Arts. 53-54), objection (Arts. 59-60), rectification and erasure (Arts. 61-63), answered within one month (Art. 62). |
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| AML record retention | Retention period At least 10 years from the end of the relationship or transaction | UMEF | Loi n° 2019-017 du 20 février 2019 relative à la lutte contre le blanchiment de capitaux et le financement du terrorisme (Law 2019-017 on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) | official | |
Art. 12 requires records to be kept for at least ten years from the end of the business relationship or the transaction, and Art. 12(4) lets the public prosecutor extend the period. |
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| Customer due diligence (KYC/CDD) | At onboarding + ongoing | UMEF | Loi n° 2019-017 du 20 février 2019 relative à la lutte contre le blanchiment de capitaux et le financement du terrorisme (Law 2019-017 on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) | official | |
Due diligence is risk-based with enhanced measures for higher risk (Art. 6(2)). Anonymous or fictitious accounts are prohibited (Art. 7), PEP screening applies (Art. 9), monitoring is ongoing (Art. 10) and high-risk countries need enhanced measures (Art. 11). Wire transfers must carry originator and beneficiary information (Art. 13). |
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| Report cash, wallet and bank transfers at or above set thresholds when unsupported or doubtful | Deadline Within 2 business days of detection | — | — | official | |
Art. 2 sets thresholds of 1,000,000 MRU for cash deposits and withdrawals and 2,000,000 MRU for electronic-wallet transfers and national or international bank transfers; transactions at or above them are reported to the UMEF if undocumented, inconsistent or doubtful, and split transactions must be reported. Art. 4 requires enhanced diligence for PEPs. |
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