Countries with an increased risk
Obliged entities under the FM-GwG are required to apply enhanced customer due diligence for natural or legal persons resident or established in third countries identified as high risk countries. This covers both customers who have their registered office or place of residence in such a third country as well as business relationship or (occasional) transactions that have a linkage to such a third country.
Which countries fall within this scope of application is determined for the entire EEA by a Delegated Regulation. Please consult the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 in its respective current version.
Furthermore obliged entities must also take geographical risk into account accordingly both with regard to their customer risk assessment as well as their own entity’s risk assessment.
The FMA therefore draws attention to the particular risk in the following FATF communications:
21 February 2025
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action - 21 February 2025 (fatf-gafi.org) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 21 February 2025 (fatf-gafi.org)
25 October 2024
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action - 25 October 2024 (fatf-gafi.org) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 25 October 2024 (fatf-gafi.org)
28 June 2024
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action - June 2024 (fatf-gafi.org) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - June 2024 (fatf-gafi.org)
23 February 2024
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action - February 2024 (fatf-gafi.org) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 23 February 2024 (fatf-gafi.org)
27 October 2023
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action - October 2023 (fatf-gafi.org) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 27 October 2023 (fatf-gafi.org)
23 June 2023
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action - June 2023 (fatf-gafi.org) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 23 June 2023 (fatf-gafi.org)
24 February 2023
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action – 24 February 2023 (fatf-gafi.org) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 24 February 2023 (fatf-gafi.org)
21 October 2022
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action – 21 October 2022 (fatf-gafi.org) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - 21 October 2022 (fatf-gafi.org)
17 June 2022
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action - June 2022 (fatf-gafi.org) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - June 2022 (fatf-gafi.org)
4 March 2022
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action - March 2022 (fatf-gafi.org) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - March 2022 (fatf-gafi.org)
21 October 2021
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action - October 2021 (fatf-gafi.org) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - October 2021 (fatf-gafi.org)
25 June 2021
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action - June 2021 (fatf-gafi.org) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - June 2021 (fatf-gafi.org)
24 February 2021
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action - February 2021 (fatf-gafi.org) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring - February 2021 (fatf-gafi.org)
23 October 2020
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action – 23 October 2020 (fatf-gafi.org) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring – 23 October 2020 (fatf-gafi.org)
30 June 2020
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action – 30 June 2020 (fatf-gafi.org) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring – 30 June 2020 (fatf-gafi.org)
21 February 2020
High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action – 21 February 2020 (fatf-gafi.org) Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring – 21 February 2020 (fatf-gafi.org)
18 October 2019
Public Statement - October 2019 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: On-going Process - 18 October 2019 (fatf-gafi.org)
21 June 2019
Public Statement - June 2019 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: On-going Process - 21 June 2019 (fatf-gafi.org)
22 February 2019
Public Statement - February 2019 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: On-going Process - 22 February 2019 (fatf-gafi.org)
19 October 2018
Public Statement - October 2018 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: On-going Process - 19 October 2018 (fatf-gafi.org)
29 June 2018
Public Statement (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: On-going Process - 29 June 2018 (fatf-gafi.org)
23 February 2018
Public Statement (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: On-going Process - 23 February 2018 (fatf-gafi.org)
3 November 2017
Public Statement (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: On-going Process - 3 November 2017 (fatf-gafi.org)
23 June 2017
Public Statement - 23 June 2017 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: On-going Process - 23 June 2017 (fatf-gafi.org)
24 February 2017
Public Statement - 24 February 2017 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: On-going Process - 24 February 2017 (fatf-gafi.org)
21 October 2016
Public Statement - 21 October 2016 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process - 21 October 2016 (fatf-gafi.org)
24 June 2016
Public Statement - 24 June 2016 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process – 24 June 2016 (fatf-gafi.org)
19 February 2016
FATF Public Statement – 19 February 2016 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process – 19 February 2016 (fatf-gafi.org)
23 October 2015
FATF Public Statement - 23 October 2015 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process – 23 October 2015 (fatf-gafi.org)
26 June 2015
FATF Public Statement - 26 June 2015 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process – 26 June 2015 (fatf-gafi.org)
27 February 2015
FATF Public Statement - 27 February 2015 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process – 27 February 2015 (fatf-gafi.org)
24 October 2014
Public Statement - 24 October 2014 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process – 24 October 2014 (fatf-gafi.org)
27 June 2014
FATF Public Statement - 27 June 2014 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process - 27 June 2014 (fatf-gafi.org)
14 February 2014
FATF Public Statement - 14 February 2014 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process - 14 February 2014 (fatf-gafi.org)
18 October 2013
FATF Public Statement, 18 October 2013 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: On-going Process, 18 October 2013 (fatf-gafi.org)
21 June 2013
FATF Public Statement - 21 June 2013 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: On-going process - 21 June 2013 (fatf-gafi.org)
22 February 2013
FATF Public Statement 22 February 2013 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: On-going process - 22 February 2013 (fatf-gafi.org)
19 October 2012
FATF Public Statement - 19 October 2012 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process - 19 October 2012 (fatf-gafi.org)
22 June 2012
FATF Public Statement - 22 June 2012 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process - 22 June 2012 (fatf-gafi.org)
16 February 2012
FATF Public Statement - 16 February 2012 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process - 16 February 2012 (fatf-gafi.org)
28 October 2011
FATF Public Statement - 28 October 2011 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process - 28 October 2011 (fatf-gafi.org)
24 June 2011
FATF Public Statement - 24 June 2011 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process - 24 June 2011 (fatf-gafi.org)
22 October 2010
FATF Public Statement - 22 October 2010 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: update on-going process - October 2010 (fatf-gafi.org)
25 June 2010
FATF Public Statement - 25 June 2010 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: update on-going process - June 2010 (fatf-gafi.org)
18 February 2010
FATF Public Statement - February 2010 (fatf-gafi.org) Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: update on-going process - February 2010 (fatf-gafi.org)
Sanctions Lists
The sanctions lists fall within the scope of competences of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB). General information about the issue of financial sanctions can be found on the OeNB’s website on the page about Financial Sanctions (in German only). Information about OeNB regulations is also available in relation to the Exchange Control Act (DevG; Devisiongesetz) (in German only).