Bekendtgørelse om anmeldelse og registrering af virksomheder og personer i Finanstilsynets hvidvaskregister

The Danish FSA has published a new order on the registration of companies and persons in the AML register, applied to companies and persons covered by §1, subsections:
– 1 (Financial institutions),
– 8 (other companies and persons who professionally carry out one or more of the activities),
– 22 (Providers of exchange between virtual currencies and fiat currencies),
– 23 (Providers of virtual wallets)
– 24 (Providers of exchange between one or more types of virtual currency)
– 25 (Virtual currency transfer providers)
– 26 (Issuers of virtual currency)
in the Money Laundering Act.
It is necessary to submit a notification about the registration, using the notification form found in the Money Laundering Act, which includes all the basic information about the firm or person, such as name and address. The FSA should obtain permission to access the public criminal records. The provided information will be published on the register’s website. After successful registration, the person or company will receive an official letter of confirmation.
Any changes to the existing information must be announced, and deletions, in case the person or company is no longer subject to the requirement, must be submitted electronically.