Article 42

1. In addition to the customer due diligence measures laid down in Article 20, obliged entities shall apply the following measures with respect to occasional transactions or business relationships with politically exposed persons: obtain senior management approval for carrying out occasional transactions or for establishing or continuing business relationships with politically exposed persons; take adequate measures to establish the source of wealth and source of funds that are involved in business relationships or occasional transactions with politically exposed persons; conduct enhanced, ongoing monitoring of those business relationships. 2. By 10 July 2027, AMLA shall issue guidelines on the following matters: the criteria for the identification of persons known to be close associates; the level of risk associated with a particular category of politically exposed person, family member or person known to be a close associate, including guidance on how such risks are to be assessed where the person is no longer entrusted with a prominent public function for the purposes of Article 45.

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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-09-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.