(Finance) – Il National Council of Accountants approved the update of the Technical Rules issued pursuant to art. 11, co. 2, Legislative Decree 231/2007 for the fulfillment of anti-money laundering obligations by accountants, on which the Financial Security Committee expressed a favorable opinion at the end of December.
“The new Technical Rules – states the President of the category Elbano de Nuccio – contain, in addition to the necessary regulatory update, important news on the main anti-money laundering obligations for accountants in terms of risk self-assessment, adequate customer verification and document preservation”.
“We have remained committed to streamlining Technical Rules approved in 2019 – he continues – with a view to simplification and easier fulfillment of anti-money laundering obligations in studies, in strict compliance with the prescriptions regulations“.
“In accordance with this direction – adds the National Councilor delegated to the Anti-Money Laundering Area Gabriella Viggiano – the study commission “Procedures and obligations to support accountants” proceeded with the revision of the document in which, among other significant innovations, are the re-parametrization of the dimensional limits for the establishment of anti-money laundering safeguards, the expansion of professional services with a level of risk that is not significant for the purposes of preventing money laundering crimes and simplifying paper storage”.
In order to allow learning and correct application of the updated Technical Rules, in the coming months the National Council will promote specific training activities and will review the operational guidelines to support the activities of Members.