AML stands for anti-money laundering, and its main task is to protect the financial system from being used for criminal purposes. Currently, the virtual currency market is one of the fastest growing in the world. Unfortunately, they are often used for illegal purposes. To prevent this, on May 15, 2021 an amendment to the AML Act entered into force.
The lawyers of KIEŁTYKA GŁADOWSKI KG LEGAL took part in Industry 4.0 audit, a meeting organized by LifeScience Cluster in Kraków together with A1 Europe, as part of SIG Smart Health. The subject of the meeting was the digital audit and the benefits resulting from its implementation, i.e. the assessment of the client’s digital maturity, completed with a report with recommendations regarding organizational and technological changes, increasing operational efficiency and competitiveness through the use of digital technologies. It also applies to broadly understood Industry 4.0, in particular in the field of process automation and robotization, and the source of subsidies for companies in the upcoming EU perspective.
On 17 November, 2021 KIELTYKA GLADKOWSKI, as a member of the Life Science Cluster in Poland, will take part in a meeting with the representatives of the CE4BIG project partners, the main goal of which is to develop a joint strategy to support SMEs in the medical technology sector. In addition to entrepreneurs, the meeting will be attended by representatives of local authorities supporting the activities of clusters in their regions.
There will be discussed the goals and activities of the CE4BIG project – Cluster Excellence for Business Innovation and Growth in the Health Sector.
On 30th March 2021 Polish parliament passed law amending the Act on counteracting money laundering and terrorist financing which was in fact an implementation of the European Parliament and the European Council Directive amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, and amending Directives 2009/138/EC and 2013/36/EU – UE 2018/843 [1] The amended Act should harmonize Polish regulations to the EU’s standards and the new Act is intended to replace the previous one dating 2000.
In the previous article we wrote about EU 5th AML Directive (2018/843). [1] Currently, after 6 months of passing the 5th AML Directive, the new 6th AML Directive was prepared and passed by the European Parliament and European Council. The new directive (EU 2018/1673) was passed on 23 October 2018 and came into legal effect on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the official journal of the European Union. In respect of the Directive provisions the Member States shall implement the 6AMLD by 3 December 2020 and immediately inform the Commission thereof.
