塞普勒斯修改了其反洗錢法規，以解決市場對受益所有權中央登記冊實際實施的擔憂，並賦予公司註冊處擴大的執法權力。未報告法人和信託的最高罰款已從20,000歐元降至2,000歐元。對於不遵守規定的行為，將對違約實體及其高階主管處以一次性罰款，並對其承擔連帶責任，而不是對實體及其每個高階主管分別處以罰款。公司秘書現已明確免除責任。所有在塞浦路斯註冊的實體必須在2024年12月31日之前在登記冊上確認其最終受益所有人的詳細資料。
CYPRUS: Penalties reduced for beneficial ownership defaulters
Cyprus has amended its anti-money laundering statute to address market concerns on the practical implementation of central registers of beneficial ownership, and to grant expanded enforcement powers to the companies registrar. Maximum fines for non-reporting of legal entities and trusts have been reduced from EUR20,000 to EUR2,000. Non-compliance will be punished by a single fine issued jointly and severally liable against a defaulting entity and its officers, instead of separate fines for the entity and each of its officers. Company secretaries are now expressly excluded from liability. All Cyprus-registered entities must confirm details of their ultimate beneficial owners on the register before 31 December 2024.
Sources:
Chrysostomides
Totalserve (October 2024)