UAE Anti-Money Laundering Law

Article 18 — Article (18)

Chapter Eight: Preventive Measures, Transparency, and Beneficial Owners

1. Where Financial Institutions, Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions, or Virtual Asset Service Providers suspect, or have reasonable grounds to suspect, that a Transaction or Funds, in whole or in part, represent Proceeds or are related to or intended to be used in the Crime, regardless of their value, they shall notify the Unit without delay and directly, by providing a detailed report containing all available data and information concerning such Transaction and the relevant parties, through the electronic system designated by the Unit or by any other approved means, and shall furnish any additional information requested by the Unit, without invoking confidentiality provisions. 2. The provision of Clause (1) of this Article shall not apply to lawyers, notaries, other legal professionals, or independent legal auditors, where the information relating to such Transactions was obtained under circumstances subjecting them to professional secrecy. 3.    The Executive Regulations of this Decree by Law shall determine the rules, controls, and cases requiring the reporting of Suspicious Transactions.

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