The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism is consulting on draft standards to determine when a suspicious activity report concerns another European Union country and should be shared with that country’s Financial Intelligence Unit. The proposal is aimed at harmonising cross-border FIU information sharing, which currently depends on national practices that can create delays and legal uncertainty. The draft rules set objective criteria for identifying cross-border cases and for deciding how information should be shared. Reports could be transmitted either in full as a cross-border report or as a limited set of key data through a cross-border dissemination. Because the criteria are built on structured data, they could be applied automatically through FIU.net, the secure network used by FIUs, with the stated aim of making cooperation faster, more consistent and less dependent on case-by-case judgment while reducing both over-sharing and under-sharing. Views are being sought from FIUs, European institutions, the Egmont Group, the Financial Action Task Force, and law enforcement, prosecutorial and judicial authorities. The standards would not impose direct obligations on private companies, although practitioners with relevant experience may also respond.
Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism2026-07-06
Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism launches consultation on standards for cross-border suspicious activity report sharing between EU FIUs
The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism is consulting on draft standards for when suspicious activity reports should be shared between European Union Financial Intelligence Units. The proposal would introduce common criteria for sharing a full report or a limited set of key data and would allow automated application through FIU.net. The standards would not create direct obligations for private companies.