AMLR 2027 readiness: the German Country Uplift.
From 10 July 2027 the EU Anti-Money-Laundering Regulation replaces much of German AML law with a single rulebook, and the new European supervisor sits in Frankfurt. We re-baseline your group AML and compliance policies against EU and German law, so they hold up here before the Regulation takes effect. Sober, thorough, in German and English.
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One rulebook,
supervised from Frankfurt.
The deadline that reaches every group.
The EU Anti-Money-Laundering Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 (AMLR), applies directly in every member state from 10 July 2027. Because it is a regulation, it takes effect without a German implementing act and replaces much of the German Anti-Money-Laundering Act (Geldwäschegesetz, GwG). The result is one rulebook across the EU, and the new Anti-Money-Laundering Authority (AMLA) that oversees it sits in Frankfurt am Main. Policies written for a head office in London, New York or Zurich now meet a new and binding framework.
The pattern we see
The German entity carries the mandate to implement the group policies here. Internally, no one has the time or the appetite, because the subject sits far outside the core business. That is not a failing; it is the normal state of affairs, and it is exactly the work a specialist should take off your desk.
The German Country Uplift, in three steps
First, the review: we take your existing group AML and compliance policies and test them, clause by clause, against mandatory EU and German law, and against the emerging AMLR standards. Second, the gap report: a clear, prioritised statement of where the policy does not hold up here and why, in plain language your head office can act on. Third, the adaptation: a German-law-compliant version of the policy set, delivered in German and English, ready to adopt, with optional support through implementation.
What you receive
A prioritised gap analysis, an adapted and defensible policy set in both languages, and a short briefing your German entity can present to the group. Where useful, we align the AML work with the neighbouring modules: whistleblowing under the German Whistleblower Protection Act, data protection, sanctions and export control, and supply-chain compliance. The method is the same throughout: take what was written elsewhere and make it hold up here.
Why us
Anti-money-laundering, compliance and internal investigations are Niels Hoffmann's core fields, built over more than 25 years, and he advises in English throughout. The firm sits in Frankfurt, where the AMLA is being built, and works bilingually as a matter of course. You work with the partner himself, from the first assessment to the finished policy.
One partner. From the first assessment to the finished policy.
From the outset you speak with the partner who actually runs the work, not with an apparatus.
AMLR 2027 readiness, briefly explained.
What changes on 10 July 2027?
The EU Anti-Money-Laundering Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, applies directly in every member state and replaces much of the German Anti-Money-Laundering Act. Group policies written for another jurisdiction meet a new, binding framework, and the new European supervisor, the AMLA, sits in Frankfurt.
Why can we not simply roll out the head-office policy?
A policy written for London, New York or Zurich does not automatically meet German mandatory law. The gap is not a formality but a question of liability. The German Country Uplift tests the existing policy against EU and German requirements and adapts it so it holds up here.
Who is this for?
German entities of international groups, and their in-house legal and compliance teams, that carry a head-office mandate to localise policies but lack the time or the specialist capacity to do it. We deliver in German and English.
The information on this page is general in nature and does not replace advice on the individual case.
Is your group AMLR-ready
for Germany?
Let us test your policies against EU and German law, and adapt them so they hold up here. Speak directly with the partner.
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