Table 1.

Comparison of the relevant provisions of the directive and AML

The directiveAML
Article 2 section 1
This Directive shall apply to the following obliged entities:
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3) the following natural or legal persons acting in the exercise of their professional activities:
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c) trust or company service providers not already covered under point (a) [15] or (b) [16];
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Article 2 section 1
The following shall be obliged institutions:
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16) within the meaning of the Act of 6 March 2018 Entrepreneur law, not being other obliged institutions, providing services consisting in:
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c) providing a registered office, an address of the place of business or a correspondence address and other related services to a legal person or an organisational unit without legal personality,
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Article 3
For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply:
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7) ‘trust or company service provider’ means any person that, by way of its business, provides any of the following services to third parties:
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c) providing a registered office, business address, correspondence or administrative address and other related services for a company, a partnership or any other legal person or arrangement;
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Article 2 section 1 point 16 letter c)
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c) providing a registered office, an address of the place of business or a correspondence address and other related services to a legal person or an organisational unit without legal personality,
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