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1. Shard Calculation

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Response:

Calculated Shard: 160 (from laksa027)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa160.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://finance.belgium.be/en/high-risk-countries\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://finance.belgium.be/en/high-risk-countries\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/en\/high-risk-countries","crawl_time":1774858191,"first_indexed_time":1545200247,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"be,belgium!finance,\/en\/high-risk-countries s443","src_root_hash":"14274229819577557560","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"High-risk countries | FPS Finances","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"The risk-based approach provided for in Article 7 of the\nLaw of 18 September 2017\n(the AML Law) includes the adaptation of vigilance measures, that shall be applied on the obliged entities, to the identified ML\/TF risks. If the obliged entities find that the ML\/TF risk is high, they must increase vigilance.\nRelations with natural persons or legal entities established in third countries showing a high-risk, shall automatically be considered as being a high risk in respect of which the obliged entities shall impose increased vigilance measures (Article 38 of the AML Law).\nThird countries showing a high risk are defined in Article 5 of the AML Law as countries considered as having a high geographical risk by:\nThe FATF\nThe European Commission\nThe National Security Council, the Ministerial Committee for the co-ordination of the fight against the laundering of money of illegal origin or the obliged entities themselves.\nFATF list of countries showing a high ML\/FT risk for the international financial system\nFATF Recommendation 19 calls on countries to apply a high level of vigilance in respect of business relationships and transactions with natural persons, legal entities and financial institutions established in countries that are identified by FATF as countries having strategic deficiencies in the fight against anti-money laundering and the financing of terrorism or the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.\nThree times a year the FATF publishes two lists of countries that have strategic AML\/CFT deficiencies:\nCOUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THE FATF LIST OF ‘\nHIGH-RISK JURISDICTIONS SUBJECT TO A CALL FOR ACTION\n’\nThis so-called ‘blacklist’ contains countries in respect of which the FATF calls on its members to apply\neffective countermeasures\nin order to protect the international financial system against the ML\/TF risks emanating from these countries. Examples of such countermeasures can be found in the\nInterpretive Note to Recommendation 19\n(p. 86).\nThe list currently includes:\nMyanmar\nNorth Korea\nIran\nCOUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THE FATF LIST OF ‘\nJURISDICTIONS UNDER INCREASED MONITORING\n’\nThis so-called ‘greylist’ contains countries where strategic AML\/CFT deficiencies have been identified and which have committed themselves at political level to implement an action plan in order to overcome these deficiencies.\nThis list currently includes:\nAlgeria\nAngola\nBolivia\nBritish Virgin Islands\nBulgaria\nCameroon\nDemocratic Republic of the Congo\nHaiti\nIvory Coast\nYemen\nKenya\nKuwait\nLaos\nLebanon\nMonaco\nNepal\nNigeria\nPapua New Guinea\nSyria\nVenezuela\nVietnam\nSouth Sudan\nEU list of countries showing a high ML\/FT risk for the EU financial system\nArticle 9 of\ndirective 2015\/849\nempowers the European Commission to identify third countries that show strategic deficiencies in their national AML\/CFT regulations, which poses a serious threat for the EU financial system („high-risk third countries”). Increased vigilance must be applied in respect of relationships with customers established in those countries.\nFor the first time, on the basis of this authorisation, the Commission established a list of third countries involved, attached as an annex to the\nDelegated Regulation (EU) 2016\/1675\nof 14 July 2016.\nThis list is updated regularly and was last modified on\n by the\nDelegated Regulation 20256\/46\nof December 3rd 2025.\nThe EU list is an autonomous list composed according to its own\nmethodology\n. This means that the EU list differs from the FATF list.\nThe EU list currently includes:\nAfghanistan\nAlgeria\nAngola\nBurkina Faso\nDemocratic Republic of the Congo\nHaiti\nIran\nIvory Coast\nYemen\nCameroon\nKenya\nLaos\nLebanon\nMali\nMonaco\nMozambique\nMyanmar\nNamibia\nNepal\nNigeria\nNorth Korea\nRussia\nSyria\nTanzania\nTrinidad and Tobago\nVanuatu\nVenezuela\nVietnam\nSouth Africa\nSouth Sudan\nAbsence of a Belgian list\nArticle 54 of the AML Law provides for the possibility at Belgian level to take countermeasures against countries that - within the framework of national risk assessment - are identified as countries with inadequate regulations or with traditions that constitute an obstacle to the fight against money laundering or the financing of terrorism.\nTo the present day no use has yet been made of the above-mentioned possibility.\n<< to FATF","attrs_markdown":"**Sorry, your Web browser does not support JavaScript.** For full functionality of this Website it is necessary to enable JavaScript.\n\n[Skip to main content](https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/en\/high-risk-countries#skip-to-main-content)\n\n- [nl](https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/nl\/landen-met-een-hoog-risico \"Nederlands\")\n- [fr](https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/fr\/pays-hauts-risques \"Français\")\n- [en](https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/en\/high-risk-countries \"English\")\n- [de](https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/de\/l%C3%A4nder-mit-hohem-risiko \"Deutsch\")\n\nOther official information and services: [www.belgium.be](http:\/\/www.belgium.be\/en)\n\n![Logo of the Belgian Federal Authorities](https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/ofed_federalheader\/assets\/images\/federalheader_logo.png)\n\n[![Return to the FPS Finance homepage](https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/sites\/all\/themes\/custom\/finance\/logo_en.png)](https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/en \"Return to the FPS Finance homepage\")\n\n# FPS Finance\n\n- [Fraud attempts?](https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/en\/warning-fraud-attempts-online-or-phone)\n- [E-services](https:\/\/financien.belgium.be\/en\/E-services\/overview)\n- [Contact](https:\/\/financien.belgium.be\/en\/contact)\n\n- [Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FOD.Financien\/)\n- [Twitter](https:\/\/twitter.com\/FODFinancien)\n- [Youtube](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCLLCfnlfrUBhP8-gaoJClQ)\n- [Linkedin](https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/163859\/)\n- [Instagram](https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fod.financien\/)\n\nOpen mobile menu\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/en)\n- [About the FPS](https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/en\/about_fps)\n- [Library](https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/en\/library)\n- [Figures and analysis](https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/en\/figures_and_analysis)\n\n[fin.belgium.be](https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/index) [myMINFIN](http:\/\/www.myminfin.be\/)\n\n- [The Minister](https:\/\/jambon.belgium.be\/nl)\n- [Our ambition for the future](https:\/\/finance.belgium.be\/en\/about_fps\/our_ambition_for_the_future)\n  - 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If the obliged entities find that the ML\/TF risk is high, they must increase vigilance.\n\nRelations with natural persons or legal entities established in third countries showing a high-risk, shall automatically be considered as being a high risk in respect of which the obliged entities shall impose increased vigilance measures (Article 38 of the AML Law).\n\nThird countries showing a high risk are defined in Article 5 of the AML Law as countries considered as having a high geographical risk by:\n\n1. The FATF\n2. The European Commission\n3. The National Security Council, the Ministerial Committee for the co-ordination of the fight against the laundering of money of illegal origin or the obliged entities themselves.\n## FATF list of countries showing a high ML\/FT risk for the international financial system\nFATF Recommendation 19 calls on countries to apply a high level of vigilance in respect of business relationships and transactions with natural persons, legal entities and financial institutions established in countries that are identified by FATF as countries having strategic deficiencies in the fight against anti-money laundering and the financing of terrorism or the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.\n\nThree times a year the FATF publishes two lists of countries that have strategic AML\/CFT deficiencies:\n\n### COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THE FATF LIST OF ‘[HIGH-RISK JURISDICTIONS SUBJECT TO A CALL FOR ACTION](https:\/\/eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fatf-gafi.org%2Fcontent%2Ffatf-gafi%2Fen%2Fpublications%2FHigh-risk-and-other-monitored-jurisdictions%2FCall-for-action-february-2026.html&data=05%7C02%7Celien.snel%40minfin.fed.be%7Ce632396d438044bd5f6e08de70714636%7C4cfa39470301459bac3ce75051e34764%7C0%7C0%7C639071829290190689%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=O5b7nmEedNj0NVu6h0s8X1Pdax8pZ88dLS4KzFwI%2Fmw%3D&reserved=0)’\nThis so-called ‘blacklist’ contains countries in respect of which the FATF calls on its members to apply **effective countermeasures** in order to protect the international financial system against the ML\/TF risks emanating from these countries. Examples of such countermeasures can be found in the [Interpretive Note to Recommendation 19](https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fatf-gafi.org%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Ffatf-gafi%2Frecommendations%2FFATF%2520Recommendations%25202012.pdf.coredownload.inline.pdf&data=05%7C01%7Cglinsey.meert%40minfin.fed.be%7Cd97f6f3a622a47ade9a308db76eb8acd%7C66c008a4b56549a993c9c1e64cad2e11%7C1%7C0%7C638234526233564856%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EB7%2Fn7rnzSn9m9N11dD3%2FOFxe95a8Srvl17Qq%2F%2FXwhA%3D&reserved=0) (p. 86).\n\nThe list currently includes:\n\n1. Myanmar\n2. North Korea\n3. Iran\n### COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THE FATF LIST OF ‘[JURISDICTIONS UNDER INCREASED MONITORING](https:\/\/eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fatf-gafi.org%2Fcontent%2Ffatf-gafi%2Fen%2Fpublications%2FHigh-risk-and-other-monitored-jurisdictions%2Fincreased-monitoring-february-2026.html&data=05%7C02%7Celien.snel%40minfin.fed.be%7Ce632396d438044bd5f6e08de70714636%7C4cfa39470301459bac3ce75051e34764%7C0%7C0%7C639071829290225316%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rja5yZn6e2j68CzUwedXNXeO5vHNisz%2Fru2rJHM2NPQ%3D&reserved=0)’\nThis so-called ‘greylist’ contains countries where strategic AML\/CFT deficiencies have been identified and which have committed themselves at political level to implement an action plan in order to overcome these deficiencies.\n\nThis list currently includes:\n\n1. Algeria\n2. Angola\n3. Bolivia\n4. British Virgin Islands\n5. Bulgaria\n6. Cameroon\n7. Democratic Republic of the Congo\n8. Haiti\n9. Ivory Coast\n10. Yemen\n11. Kenya\n12. Kuwait\n13. Laos\n14. Lebanon\n15. Monaco\n16. Nepal\n17. Nigeria\n18. Papua New Guinea\n19. Syria\n20. Venezuela\n21. Vietnam\n22. South Sudan\n##\n## EU list of countries showing a high ML\/FT risk for the EU financial system\nArticle 9 of [directive 2015\/849](http:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/FR\/TXT\/PDF\/?uri=CELEX:32015L0849&qid=1508506255488&from=FR) empowers the European Commission to identify third countries that show strategic deficiencies in their national AML\/CFT regulations, which poses a serious threat for the EU financial system („high-risk third countries”). Increased vigilance must be applied in respect of relationships with customers established in those countries.\n\nFor the first time, on the basis of this authorisation, the Commission established a list of third countries involved, attached as an annex to the [Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016\/1675](https:\/\/eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feur-lex.europa.eu%2Flegal-content%2FEN%2FTXT%2F%3Furi%3DCELEX%253A02016R1675-20240207&data=05%7C02%7Ccomm.treasury%40minfin.fed.be%7Cfb178aa9881f4dbb078108dcd27c0dcc%7C4cfa39470301459bac3ce75051e34764%7C0%7C0%7C638616677468936267%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CpzPeiLpElHXM7ttCAnGKPCwjLXJ8ZRM6CfDfzxjz0k%3D&reserved=0) of 14 July 2016. This list is updated regularly and was last modified on by the [Delegated Regulation 20256\/46](https:\/\/eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feur-lex.europa.eu%2Feli%2Freg_del%2F2026%2F46%2Foj%3Feliuri%3Deli%253Areg_del%253A2026%253A46%253Aoj%26locale%3Dnl&data=05%7C02%7Ccomm.treasury%40minfin.fed.be%7C5b88a1ed14ce40d80f6808de601204e3%7C4cfa39470301459bac3ce75051e34764%7C0%7C0%7C639053827719403847%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xiCg4mlmNl9q8krO7dpSFCi2h2UQ3MF0XGTA9wC3tuY%3D&reserved=0) of December 3rd 2025.\n\nThe EU list is an autonomous list composed according to its own [methodology](https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/sites\/info\/files\/business_economy_euro\/banking_and_finance\/documents\/200507-anti-money-laundering-terrorism-financing-action-plan-methodology_en.pdf). This means that the EU list differs from the FATF list.\n\nThe EU list currently includes:\n\n1. Afghanistan\n2. Algeria\n3. Angola\n4. Burkina Faso\n5. Democratic Republic of the Congo\n6. Haiti\n7. Iran\n8. Ivory Coast\n9. Yemen\n10. Cameroon\n11. Kenya\n12. Laos\n13. Lebanon\n14. Mali\n15. Monaco\n16. Mozambique\n17. Myanmar\n18. Namibia\n19. Nepal\n20. Nigeria\n21. North Korea\n22. Russia\n23. Syria\n24. Tanzania\n25. Trinidad and Tobago\n26. Vanuatu\n27. Venezuela\n28. Vietnam\n29. South Africa\n30. 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If the obliged entities find that the ML\/TF risk is high, they must increase vigilance.\n\nRelations with natural persons or legal entities established in third countries showing a high-risk, shall automatically be considered as being a high risk in respect of which the obliged entities shall impose increased vigilance measures (Article 38 of the AML Law).\n\nThird countries showing a high risk are defined in Article 5 of the AML Law as countries considered as having a high geographical risk by:\n\n1. The FATF\n2. The European Commission\n3. The National Security Council, the Ministerial Committee for the co-ordination of the fight against the laundering of money of illegal origin or the obliged entities themselves.\n## FATF list of countries showing a high ML\/FT risk for the international financial system\nFATF Recommendation 19 calls on countries to apply a high level of vigilance in respect of business relationships and transactions with natural persons, legal entities and financial institutions established in countries that are identified by FATF as countries having strategic deficiencies in the fight against anti-money laundering and the financing of terrorism or the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.\n\nThree times a year the FATF publishes two lists of countries that have strategic AML\/CFT deficiencies:\n\n### COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THE FATF LIST OF ‘[HIGH-RISK JURISDICTIONS SUBJECT TO A CALL FOR ACTION](https:\/\/eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fatf-gafi.org%2Fcontent%2Ffatf-gafi%2Fen%2Fpublications%2FHigh-risk-and-other-monitored-jurisdictions%2FCall-for-action-february-2026.html&data=05%7C02%7Celien.snel%40minfin.fed.be%7Ce632396d438044bd5f6e08de70714636%7C4cfa39470301459bac3ce75051e34764%7C0%7C0%7C639071829290190689%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=O5b7nmEedNj0NVu6h0s8X1Pdax8pZ88dLS4KzFwI%2Fmw%3D&reserved=0)’\nThis so-called ‘blacklist’ contains countries in respect of which the FATF calls on its members to apply **effective countermeasures** in order to protect the international financial system against the ML\/TF risks emanating from these countries. Examples of such countermeasures can be found in the [Interpretive Note to Recommendation 19](https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fatf-gafi.org%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Ffatf-gafi%2Frecommendations%2FFATF%2520Recommendations%25202012.pdf.coredownload.inline.pdf&data=05%7C01%7Cglinsey.meert%40minfin.fed.be%7Cd97f6f3a622a47ade9a308db76eb8acd%7C66c008a4b56549a993c9c1e64cad2e11%7C1%7C0%7C638234526233564856%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EB7%2Fn7rnzSn9m9N11dD3%2FOFxe95a8Srvl17Qq%2F%2FXwhA%3D&reserved=0) (p. 86).\n\nThe list currently includes:\n\n1. Myanmar\n2. North Korea\n3. Iran\n### COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THE FATF LIST OF ‘[JURISDICTIONS UNDER INCREASED MONITORING](https:\/\/eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fatf-gafi.org%2Fcontent%2Ffatf-gafi%2Fen%2Fpublications%2FHigh-risk-and-other-monitored-jurisdictions%2Fincreased-monitoring-february-2026.html&data=05%7C02%7Celien.snel%40minfin.fed.be%7Ce632396d438044bd5f6e08de70714636%7C4cfa39470301459bac3ce75051e34764%7C0%7C0%7C639071829290225316%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rja5yZn6e2j68CzUwedXNXeO5vHNisz%2Fru2rJHM2NPQ%3D&reserved=0)’\nThis so-called ‘greylist’ contains countries where strategic AML\/CFT deficiencies have been identified and which have committed themselves at political level to implement an action plan in order to overcome these deficiencies.\n\nThis list currently includes:\n\n1. Algeria\n2. Angola\n3. Bolivia\n4. British Virgin Islands\n5. Bulgaria\n6. Cameroon\n7. Democratic Republic of the Congo\n8. Haiti\n9. Ivory Coast\n10. Yemen\n11. Kenya\n12. Kuwait\n13. Laos\n14. Lebanon\n15. Monaco\n16. Nepal\n17. Nigeria\n18. Papua New Guinea\n19. Syria\n20. Venezuela\n21. Vietnam\n22. South Sudan\n## EU list of countries showing a high ML\/FT risk for the EU financial system\nArticle 9 of [directive 2015\/849](http:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/FR\/TXT\/PDF\/?uri=CELEX:32015L0849&qid=1508506255488&from=FR) empowers the European Commission to identify third countries that show strategic deficiencies in their national AML\/CFT regulations, which poses a serious threat for the EU financial system („high-risk third countries”). Increased vigilance must be applied in respect of relationships with customers established in those countries.\n\nFor the first time, on the basis of this authorisation, the Commission established a list of third countries involved, attached as an annex to the [Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016\/1675](https:\/\/eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feur-lex.europa.eu%2Flegal-content%2FEN%2FTXT%2F%3Furi%3DCELEX%253A02016R1675-20240207&data=05%7C02%7Ccomm.treasury%40minfin.fed.be%7Cfb178aa9881f4dbb078108dcd27c0dcc%7C4cfa39470301459bac3ce75051e34764%7C0%7C0%7C638616677468936267%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CpzPeiLpElHXM7ttCAnGKPCwjLXJ8ZRM6CfDfzxjz0k%3D&reserved=0) of 14 July 2016. This list is updated regularly and was last modified on by the [Delegated Regulation 20256\/46](https:\/\/eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feur-lex.europa.eu%2Feli%2Freg_del%2F2026%2F46%2Foj%3Feliuri%3Deli%253Areg_del%253A2026%253A46%253Aoj%26locale%3Dnl&data=05%7C02%7Ccomm.treasury%40minfin.fed.be%7C5b88a1ed14ce40d80f6808de601204e3%7C4cfa39470301459bac3ce75051e34764%7C0%7C0%7C639053827719403847%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xiCg4mlmNl9q8krO7dpSFCi2h2UQ3MF0XGTA9wC3tuY%3D&reserved=0) of December 3rd 2025.\n\nThe EU list is an autonomous list composed according to its own [methodology](https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/sites\/info\/files\/business_economy_euro\/banking_and_finance\/documents\/200507-anti-money-laundering-terrorism-financing-action-plan-methodology_en.pdf). This means that the EU list differs from the FATF list.\n\nThe EU list currently includes:\n\n1. Afghanistan\n2. Algeria\n3. Angola\n4. Burkina Faso\n5. Democratic Republic of the Congo\n6. Haiti\n7. Iran\n8. Ivory Coast\n9. Yemen\n10. Cameroon\n11. Kenya\n12. Laos\n13. Lebanon\n14. Mali\n15. Monaco\n16. Mozambique\n17. Myanmar\n18. Namibia\n19. Nepal\n20. Nigeria\n21. North Korea\n22. Russia\n23. Syria\n24. Tanzania\n25. Trinidad and Tobago\n26. Vanuatu\n27. Venezuela\n28. Vietnam\n29. South Africa\n30. 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Boilerpipe Text	The risk-based approach provided for in Article 7 of the Law of 18 September 2017 (the AML Law) includes the adaptation of vigilance measures, that shall be applied on the obliged entities, to the identified ML/TF risks. If the obliged entities find that the ML/TF risk is high, they must increase vigilance. Relations with natural persons or legal entities established in third countries showing a high-risk, shall automatically be considered as being a high risk in respect of which the obliged entities shall impose increased vigilance measures (Article 38 of the AML Law). Third countries showing a high risk are defined in Article 5 of the AML Law as countries considered as having a high geographical risk by: The FATF The European Commission The National Security Council, the Ministerial Committee for the co-ordination of the fight against the laundering of money of illegal origin or the obliged entities themselves. FATF list of countries showing a high ML/FT risk for the international financial system FATF Recommendation 19 calls on countries to apply a high level of vigilance in respect of business relationships and transactions with natural persons, legal entities and financial institutions established in countries that are identified by FATF as countries having strategic deficiencies in the fight against anti-money laundering and the financing of terrorism or the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Three times a year the FATF publishes two lists of countries that have strategic AML/CFT deficiencies: COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THE FATF LIST OF ‘ HIGH-RISK JURISDICTIONS SUBJECT TO A CALL FOR ACTION ’ This so-called ‘blacklist’ contains countries in respect of which the FATF calls on its members to apply effective countermeasures in order to protect the international financial system against the ML/TF risks emanating from these countries. Examples of such countermeasures can be found in the Interpretive Note to Recommendation 19 (p. 86). The list currently includes: Myanmar North Korea Iran COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THE FATF LIST OF ‘ JURISDICTIONS UNDER INCREASED MONITORING ’ This so-called ‘greylist’ contains countries where strategic AML/CFT deficiencies have been identified and which have committed themselves at political level to implement an action plan in order to overcome these deficiencies. This list currently includes: Algeria Angola Bolivia British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Cameroon Democratic Republic of the Congo Haiti Ivory Coast Yemen Kenya Kuwait Laos Lebanon Monaco Nepal Nigeria Papua New Guinea Syria Venezuela Vietnam South Sudan EU list of countries showing a high ML/FT risk for the EU financial system Article 9 of directive 2015/849 empowers the European Commission to identify third countries that show strategic deficiencies in their national AML/CFT regulations, which poses a serious threat for the EU financial system („high-risk third countries”). Increased vigilance must be applied in respect of relationships with customers established in those countries. For the first time, on the basis of this authorisation, the Commission established a list of third countries involved, attached as an annex to the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 of 14 July 2016. This list is updated regularly and was last modified on by the Delegated Regulation 20256/46 of December 3rd 2025. The EU list is an autonomous list composed according to its own methodology . This means that the EU list differs from the FATF list. The EU list currently includes: Afghanistan Algeria Angola Burkina Faso Democratic Republic of the Congo Haiti Iran Ivory Coast Yemen Cameroon Kenya Laos Lebanon Mali Monaco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Nigeria North Korea Russia Syria Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam South Africa South Sudan Absence of a Belgian list Article 54 of the AML Law provides for the possibility at Belgian level to take countermeasures against countries that - within the framework of national risk assessment - are identified as countries with inadequate regulations or with traditions that constitute an obstacle to the fight against money laundering or the financing of terrorism. To the present day no use has yet been made of the above-mentioned possibility. << to FATF
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If the obliged entities find that the ML/TF risk is high, they must increase vigilance. Relations with natural persons or legal entities established in third countries showing a high-risk, shall automatically be considered as being a high risk in respect of which the obliged entities shall impose increased vigilance measures (Article 38 of the AML Law). Third countries showing a high risk are defined in Article 5 of the AML Law as countries considered as having a high geographical risk by: 1. The FATF 2. The European Commission 3. The National Security Council, the Ministerial Committee for the co-ordination of the fight against the laundering of money of illegal origin or the obliged entities themselves. ## FATF list of countries showing a high ML/FT risk for the international financial system FATF Recommendation 19 calls on countries to apply a high level of vigilance in respect of business relationships and transactions with natural persons, legal entities and financial institutions established in countries that are identified by FATF as countries having strategic deficiencies in the fight against anti-money laundering and the financing of terrorism or the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Three times a year the FATF publishes two lists of countries that have strategic AML/CFT deficiencies: ### COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THE FATF LIST OF ‘[HIGH-RISK JURISDICTIONS SUBJECT TO A CALL FOR ACTION](https://eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fatf-gafi.org%2Fcontent%2Ffatf-gafi%2Fen%2Fpublications%2FHigh-risk-and-other-monitored-jurisdictions%2FCall-for-action-february-2026.html&data=05%7C02%7Celien.snel%40minfin.fed.be%7Ce632396d438044bd5f6e08de70714636%7C4cfa39470301459bac3ce75051e34764%7C0%7C0%7C639071829290190689%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=O5b7nmEedNj0NVu6h0s8X1Pdax8pZ88dLS4KzFwI%2Fmw%3D&reserved=0)’ This so-called ‘blacklist’ contains countries in respect of which the FATF calls on its members to apply effective countermeasures in order to protect the international financial system against the ML/TF risks emanating from these countries. Examples of such countermeasures can be found in the [Interpretive Note to Recommendation 19](https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fatf-gafi.org%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Ffatf-gafi%2Frecommendations%2FFATF%2520Recommendations%25202012.pdf.coredownload.inline.pdf&data=05%7C01%7Cglinsey.meert%40minfin.fed.be%7Cd97f6f3a622a47ade9a308db76eb8acd%7C66c008a4b56549a993c9c1e64cad2e11%7C1%7C0%7C638234526233564856%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EB7%2Fn7rnzSn9m9N11dD3%2FOFxe95a8Srvl17Qq%2F%2FXwhA%3D&reserved=0) (p. 86). The list currently includes: 1. Myanmar 2. North Korea 3. Iran ### COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THE FATF LIST OF ‘[JURISDICTIONS UNDER INCREASED MONITORING](https://eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fatf-gafi.org%2Fcontent%2Ffatf-gafi%2Fen%2Fpublications%2FHigh-risk-and-other-monitored-jurisdictions%2Fincreased-monitoring-february-2026.html&data=05%7C02%7Celien.snel%40minfin.fed.be%7Ce632396d438044bd5f6e08de70714636%7C4cfa39470301459bac3ce75051e34764%7C0%7C0%7C639071829290225316%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rja5yZn6e2j68CzUwedXNXeO5vHNisz%2Fru2rJHM2NPQ%3D&reserved=0)’ This so-called ‘greylist’ contains countries where strategic AML/CFT deficiencies have been identified and which have committed themselves at political level to implement an action plan in order to overcome these deficiencies. This list currently includes: 1. Algeria 2. Angola 3. Bolivia 4. British Virgin Islands 5. Bulgaria 6. Cameroon 7. Democratic Republic of the Congo 8. Haiti 9. Ivory Coast 10. Yemen 11. Kenya 12. Kuwait 13. Laos 14. Lebanon 15. Monaco 16. Nepal 17. Nigeria 18. Papua New Guinea 19. Syria 20. Venezuela 21. Vietnam 22. South Sudan ## ## EU list of countries showing a high ML/FT risk for the EU financial system Article 9 of [directive 2015/849](http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32015L0849&qid=1508506255488&from=FR) empowers the European Commission to identify third countries that show strategic deficiencies in their national AML/CFT regulations, which poses a serious threat for the EU financial system („high-risk third countries”). Increased vigilance must be applied in respect of relationships with customers established in those countries. For the first time, on the basis of this authorisation, the Commission established a list of third countries involved, attached as an annex to the [Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675](https://eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feur-lex.europa.eu%2Flegal-content%2FEN%2FTXT%2F%3Furi%3DCELEX%253A02016R1675-20240207&data=05%7C02%7Ccomm.treasury%40minfin.fed.be%7Cfb178aa9881f4dbb078108dcd27c0dcc%7C4cfa39470301459bac3ce75051e34764%7C0%7C0%7C638616677468936267%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CpzPeiLpElHXM7ttCAnGKPCwjLXJ8ZRM6CfDfzxjz0k%3D&reserved=0) of 14 July 2016. This list is updated regularly and was last modified on by the [Delegated Regulation 20256/46](https://eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feur-lex.europa.eu%2Feli%2Freg_del%2F2026%2F46%2Foj%3Feliuri%3Deli%253Areg_del%253A2026%253A46%253Aoj%26locale%3Dnl&data=05%7C02%7Ccomm.treasury%40minfin.fed.be%7C5b88a1ed14ce40d80f6808de601204e3%7C4cfa39470301459bac3ce75051e34764%7C0%7C0%7C639053827719403847%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xiCg4mlmNl9q8krO7dpSFCi2h2UQ3MF0XGTA9wC3tuY%3D&reserved=0) of December 3rd 2025. The EU list is an autonomous list composed according to its own [methodology](https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/business_economy_euro/banking_and_finance/documents/200507-anti-money-laundering-terrorism-financing-action-plan-methodology_en.pdf). This means that the EU list differs from the FATF list. The EU list currently includes: 1. Afghanistan 2. 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Readable Markdown	The risk-based approach provided for in Article 7 of the [Law of 18 September 2017](http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi_loi/change_lg.pl?language=fr&la=F&cn=2017091806&table_name=loi) (the AML Law) includes the adaptation of vigilance measures, that shall be applied on the obliged entities, to the identified ML/TF risks. If the obliged entities find that the ML/TF risk is high, they must increase vigilance. Relations with natural persons or legal entities established in third countries showing a high-risk, shall automatically be considered as being a high risk in respect of which the obliged entities shall impose increased vigilance measures (Article 38 of the AML Law). Third countries showing a high risk are defined in Article 5 of the AML Law as countries considered as having a high geographical risk by: 1. The FATF 2. The European Commission 3. The National Security Council, the Ministerial Committee for the co-ordination of the fight against the laundering of money of illegal origin or the obliged entities themselves. ## FATF list of countries showing a high ML/FT risk for the international financial system FATF Recommendation 19 calls on countries to apply a high level of vigilance in respect of business relationships and transactions with natural persons, legal entities and financial institutions established in countries that are identified by FATF as countries having strategic deficiencies in the fight against anti-money laundering and the financing of terrorism or the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Three times a year the FATF publishes two lists of countries that have strategic AML/CFT deficiencies: ### COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THE FATF LIST OF ‘[HIGH-RISK JURISDICTIONS SUBJECT TO A CALL FOR ACTION](https://eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fatf-gafi.org%2Fcontent%2Ffatf-gafi%2Fen%2Fpublications%2FHigh-risk-and-other-monitored-jurisdictions%2FCall-for-action-february-2026.html&data=05%7C02%7Celien.snel%40minfin.fed.be%7Ce632396d438044bd5f6e08de70714636%7C4cfa39470301459bac3ce75051e34764%7C0%7C0%7C639071829290190689%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=O5b7nmEedNj0NVu6h0s8X1Pdax8pZ88dLS4KzFwI%2Fmw%3D&reserved=0)’ This so-called ‘blacklist’ contains countries in respect of which the FATF calls on its members to apply effective countermeasures in order to protect the international financial system against the ML/TF risks emanating from these countries. Examples of such countermeasures can be found in the [Interpretive Note to Recommendation 19](https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fatf-gafi.org%2Fcontent%2Fdam%2Ffatf-gafi%2Frecommendations%2FFATF%2520Recommendations%25202012.pdf.coredownload.inline.pdf&data=05%7C01%7Cglinsey.meert%40minfin.fed.be%7Cd97f6f3a622a47ade9a308db76eb8acd%7C66c008a4b56549a993c9c1e64cad2e11%7C1%7C0%7C638234526233564856%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EB7%2Fn7rnzSn9m9N11dD3%2FOFxe95a8Srvl17Qq%2F%2FXwhA%3D&reserved=0) (p. 86). The list currently includes: 1. Myanmar 2. North Korea 3. Iran ### COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THE FATF LIST OF ‘[JURISDICTIONS UNDER INCREASED MONITORING](https://eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fatf-gafi.org%2Fcontent%2Ffatf-gafi%2Fen%2Fpublications%2FHigh-risk-and-other-monitored-jurisdictions%2Fincreased-monitoring-february-2026.html&data=05%7C02%7Celien.snel%40minfin.fed.be%7Ce632396d438044bd5f6e08de70714636%7C4cfa39470301459bac3ce75051e34764%7C0%7C0%7C639071829290225316%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rja5yZn6e2j68CzUwedXNXeO5vHNisz%2Fru2rJHM2NPQ%3D&reserved=0)’ This so-called ‘greylist’ contains countries where strategic AML/CFT deficiencies have been identified and which have committed themselves at political level to implement an action plan in order to overcome these deficiencies. This list currently includes: 1. Algeria 2. Angola 3. Bolivia 4. British Virgin Islands 5. Bulgaria 6. Cameroon 7. Democratic Republic of the Congo 8. Haiti 9. Ivory Coast 10. Yemen 11. Kenya 12. Kuwait 13. Laos 14. Lebanon 15. Monaco 16. Nepal 17. Nigeria 18. Papua New Guinea 19. Syria 20. Venezuela 21. Vietnam 22. South Sudan ## EU list of countries showing a high ML/FT risk for the EU financial system Article 9 of [directive 2015/849](http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32015L0849&qid=1508506255488&from=FR) empowers the European Commission to identify third countries that show strategic deficiencies in their national AML/CFT regulations, which poses a serious threat for the EU financial system („high-risk third countries”). Increased vigilance must be applied in respect of relationships with customers established in those countries. For the first time, on the basis of this authorisation, the Commission established a list of third countries involved, attached as an annex to the [Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675](https://eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feur-lex.europa.eu%2Flegal-content%2FEN%2FTXT%2F%3Furi%3DCELEX%253A02016R1675-20240207&data=05%7C02%7Ccomm.treasury%40minfin.fed.be%7Cfb178aa9881f4dbb078108dcd27c0dcc%7C4cfa39470301459bac3ce75051e34764%7C0%7C0%7C638616677468936267%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CpzPeiLpElHXM7ttCAnGKPCwjLXJ8ZRM6CfDfzxjz0k%3D&reserved=0) of 14 July 2016. This list is updated regularly and was last modified on by the [Delegated Regulation 20256/46](https://eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feur-lex.europa.eu%2Feli%2Freg_del%2F2026%2F46%2Foj%3Feliuri%3Deli%253Areg_del%253A2026%253A46%253Aoj%26locale%3Dnl&data=05%7C02%7Ccomm.treasury%40minfin.fed.be%7C5b88a1ed14ce40d80f6808de601204e3%7C4cfa39470301459bac3ce75051e34764%7C0%7C0%7C639053827719403847%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xiCg4mlmNl9q8krO7dpSFCi2h2UQ3MF0XGTA9wC3tuY%3D&reserved=0) of December 3rd 2025. The EU list is an autonomous list composed according to its own [methodology](https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/business_economy_euro/banking_and_finance/documents/200507-anti-money-laundering-terrorism-financing-action-plan-methodology_en.pdf). This means that the EU list differs from the FATF list. The EU list currently includes: 1. Afghanistan 2. Algeria 3. Angola 4. Burkina Faso 5. Democratic Republic of the Congo 6. Haiti 7. Iran 8. Ivory Coast 9. Yemen 10. Cameroon 11. Kenya 12. Laos 13. Lebanon 14. Mali 15. Monaco 16. Mozambique 17. Myanmar 18. Namibia 19. Nepal 20. Nigeria 21. North Korea 22. Russia 23. Syria 24. Tanzania 25. Trinidad and Tobago 26. Vanuatu 27. Venezuela 28. Vietnam 29. South Africa 30. South Sudan ## Absence of a Belgian list Article 54 of the AML Law provides for the possibility at Belgian level to take countermeasures against countries that - within the framework of national risk assessment - are identified as countries with inadequate regulations or with traditions that constitute an obstacle to the fight against money laundering or the financing of terrorism. To the present day no use has yet been made of the above-mentioned possibility. [\<\< to FATF](http://finance.belgium.be/en/about_fps/structure_and_services/general_administrations/treasury/legal-expertise-operational-2)
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