Lithuania

Working Group: Finance - AML

Country: Lithuania

Government Body: Parliament

Key Issue: Financial Surveillance

Type of Action: Law

Status: In Force

Next Steps: N/A

Summary: Lithuania amended the existing Law on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing No. VIII-275, on December 3, 2019 to regulate cryptocurrency, in implementation of the 5th AML Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2018/843. 

Date: 3 December 2019