(1)

On 10 June 2025, the Commission adopted Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1184 (2) to amend the list of high-risk third countries laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 (3). This amending act followed the recommendations of the international standard-setter, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

(2)

Countries that are not publicly identified as being subject to calls for action or increased monitoring by the FATF might still pose a threat to the integrity of the EU financial system. Where membership of such countries to the FATF is suspended because of gross violations of core principles upon which that standard-setter is built, the threat to the EU financial system is likely to increase. The Commission should therefore take decisive action to preserve the integrity of the EU financial system and complete an autonomous assessment of whether such countries are high-risk third countries as referred to in Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2015/849. Against the backdrop of the current geopolitical situation, it is important that the Commission acts swiftly. It is therefore appropriate to provide for an obligation for the Commission to conclude such assessment by 31 December 2025. To complement the approach followed by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1184, such an obligation should be introduced into that Regulation.

(3)

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1184 should therefore be amended accordingly,