AMLA and supervision: who is affected

Current Czech supervision

Section 35 sets FAÚ’s role and other sector supervisors: the Czech National Bank within its remit, Customs for gambling, Trade Inspection for specified art and used goods, professional chambers and the Ministry of Justice for insolvency/restructuring practitioners. Classification follows activity and authorisation.

Accountants and company service providers have different current contact and inspection processes from banks. Do not remove local contact persons, reporting channels or records merely because AMLA exists. National duties change under the actually applicable framework.

Selective direct supervision

Regulation 2024/1620 governs selection of credit and financial institutions or groups. Current official AMLA materials describe selection in 2027 and direct supervision beginning in 2028. Cross-border activity and risk methodology inform selection; a public announcement does not prove an individual company is already selected.

Do not treat a press-release number for the first selection as an unchanging rule for all later cycles. An institution should verify formal selection, scope and timing. Non-selected institutions may retain national supervision within European coordination.

Non-financial professions

AMLA also influences shared methods, standards and coordination beyond directly supervised entities. Future forms or risk assessments may need adaptation. This differs from direct European inspection of every customer file.

Track the document relevant to your sector and verify its legal status. Draft methods, guidance and binding implementing acts play different roles. Small-business management needs its own process change map and responsible staff; institutional presentations do not perform that work.

Preparation

Record current supervisor, professional regime and contact channel. Link transition changes to an act, date and impact. For data requests verify legal basis, sender, scope and secure channel. An unexpected form bearing an AMLA logo does not establish authority.