Directive on Cross-Border Law Enforcement Access to Bank Account Registries Published in Official Journal of the European Union

Directive (EU) 2024/1654 has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1153 regarding access by competent authorities to centralized bank account registries through the interconnection system and technical measures to facilitate the use of transaction records. The amending Directive aims to ensure more effective investigations into illicit finance by making it easier to retrieve data across borders from centralized bank registries. It mandates EU Member States to ensure that the information from centralized registries is available through an access point to be developed and operated by the European Commission. The Directive enters into force on July 9, 2024, 20 days after publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Member states are required to bring into force the laws, regulations, and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive by July 10, 2027, with the exception of Article 1(4) and (5), which relates to the bank account registers interconnection system, in respect of which member states are required to bring into force the necessary measures by July 10, 2029.

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