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As an obligated party under the German Money Laundering Act (GwG), you must identify and assess the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing for the transactions you conduct and properly document them in a risk analysis.

Under the conditions that your company

1. existing concrete risks are clearly recognizable and
2. the risks are understood,

be exempted from the obligation to document a risk analysis upon request.

You must continue to identify and assess money laundering and terrorist financing risks on an ongoing basis and take suitable internal security measures to prevent them. You can only be exempted from the regular documentation obligation.

Re 1. the existing specific risks may be clearly recognizable if, for example, your business activities

• do not involve complex business activities,
• the transactions you carry out are of a manageable size,
• your customer structure is homogeneous and
• there are no other risk-increasing circumstances.

Re 2: A sufficient understanding of the specific risks can be assumed if the internal security measures you have taken (e.g. regular briefings of the personnel deployed and security checks) are appropriate to the risk.

Obliged parties under the Money Laundering Act

Only natural or legal persons who are obliged entities under the GwG are eligible to apply:

1. 1. Financial companies within the meaning of Section 1 (24) GwG (obliged entities pursuant to Section 2 (1) No. 6 GwG)
   2. Insurance intermediaries pursuant to Section 59 of the Insurance Contract Act, insofar as they broker the activities, transactions, products or services covered by Section 2 (1) No. 7 GwG, with the exception of insurance intermediaries operating pursuant to Section 34d (6) or (7) No. 1 of the Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act, and branches of such insurance intermediaries based abroad and located in Germany. (Obliged parties pursuant to Section 2 (1) no. 8 GwG)
   3. Service providers for companies and for trust assets or trustees if they provide the services specified in Section 2 (1) no. 13 GwG for third parties (obliged entities pursuant to Section 2 (1) no. 13 GwG)
   4. Real estate agents (obliged entities pursuant to Section 2 (1) no. 14 GwG)
   5. Bookmakers within the meaning of Section 2 (1) RennwLottG (obliged entities pursuant to Section 2 (1) no. 15 GwG)
   6. Casinos (obliged entities pursuant to Section 2 (1) no. 15 GwG)
   7. Betting agencies (obliged entities pursuant to Section 2 (1) no. 15 GwG)
   8. Acceptance points within the meaning of Section 3 (5) of the Interstate Gambling Treaty, insofar as they offer the Oddset sports bet (obliged entities pursuant to Section 2 (1) no. 15 GwG)
   9. Online gambling events (virtual slot machines and online poker) within the meaning of Sections 22a and 22b of the Interstate Gambling Treaty 2021 (obliged entities pursuant to Section 2 (1) no. 15 GwG)
   10. Goods traders (obliged entities pursuant to section 2(1) no. 16 GwG)

are active.

Authorized representatives

Applicant must be a member of management or an internal or external money laundering officer of the company.

Clear recognizability of the risks

z. E.g. presentation of the risks to which your company is exposed and how susceptible it is to abuse against money laundering or terrorist financing

Sufficient understanding of the risks

z. E.g. presentation of the security measures taken on the basis of the specific risks identified

Application for exemption from the documentation of a risk analysis

The application must demonstrate in a comprehensible and justified manner that the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing in your company are manageable and clearly recognizable.

Proof of eligibility to apply

• Proof of appointment as money laundering officer or money laundering officer or
• Contract on the outsourcing of internal security measures or
• Proof that the person submitting the application is a member of the company's management (e.g. extract from the commercial register or shareholders' agreement)

If applicable, a current excerpt from the commercial register

Registered companies should submit a current excerpt from the commercial register with their application. Legal entities in the process of being founded (GmbH, AG) submit the articles of association or articles of incorporation.

different, depending on the effort

As an obligated company, you apply to the competent supervisory authority for exemption from the obligation to document a risk analysis.

Your application will then be reviewed by the competent authority.

You will receive a decision once the procedure has been completed.

Financial companies, insurance brokers, service providers for companies and for trust assets or trustees, real estate brokers, goods traders

(§ 2 para. 1 no. 6, 8, 13, 14, 16 GwG):

Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labor and Energy of the State of Brandenburg

Heinrich-Mann-Allee 107,

14473 Potsdam

Tel.: +49 (0) 331 866 -1778 or +49 (0) 331 866 -1735

FAX: +49 (0) 331 866 1583

Mail: geldwaesche@mwae.brandenburg.de

Gambling (Section 2 (1) No. 15 GwG):

Ministry of the Interior and Municipal Affairs

of the State of Brandenburg

Henning-von-Tresckow-Straße 9 - 13

14467 Potsdam

Phone: +49 (0) 331 866 -2221

Gluecksspielaufsicht@mik.brandenburg.de

Bookmakers, totalizers (Section 2 (1) No. 15 GwG):

Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Climate Protection
Henning-von-Tresckow-Str. 2-13, House S
14467 Potsdam

Telephone: +49 (0) 331 866-7001

• Https://mluk.brandenburg.de

• § Section 5 (4) of the Money Laundering Act (GwG)

• Money laundering prevention - Interpretation and application notes on the Money Laundering Act (GwG)

Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labor and Energy of the State of Brandenburg