18. For the assessment of the absence of reasonable grounds to suspect that ML/TF are being …

For the assessment of the absence of reasonable grounds to suspect that ML/TF are being committed or attempted, competent authorities should apply the methodology set out in Title II, Chapter 3, Section 14 of the Joint ESAs Guidelines on QH, on Suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing by the proposed acquirer – fifth assessment criterion. Furthermore, competent authorities should apply paragraph 28 of these draft Joint Guidelines whenever the funds for the acquisition of the qualifying holdings consist in crypto-assets or whenever they derive from the exchange of crypto-assets into fiat currency.

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