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AMLA eligibility for direct supervision (AML_ELIGIBILITY)

A regulatory return listed by the European Banking Authority (EBA), European Union.

Checks which obliged entities remain eligible for selection for direct supervision by AMLA from 2028. It applies to entities identified as 'provisionally eligible' as of 31 December 2025 and verifies whether they are still eligible as of 31 December 2026, the reference date on which the selection is based. The templates cover identification of the reporting entity, preliminary filters, the EU parent undertaking or head office outside the EU, establishments in other Member States and services provided under the freedom to provide services. Source

Official title: Eligibility of entities for direct supervision (AML_ELIGIBILITY), new AMLA reporting - eligibility

Check a AML_ELIGIBILITY file, free

The facts

Who files
Obliged entities identified as 'provisionally eligible' as of 31 December 2025 (4.4 page). For the related 2026 identification exercise, AMLA said national supervisors organise the data collection from obliged entities in their remit and AMLA, as the ultimate recipient, sets the specifications; AMLA planned to collect that data from national supervisors by 15 August 2026. Source
How often
One verification exercise with reference date 31 December 2026, ahead of the 2027 selection. No recurring frequency stated. Source
Deadline
Not stated for the 2027 eligibility submission on the pages read. For the earlier 2026 identification step, AMLA planned to collect data from national supervisors by 15 August 2026 and expected the provisional list of eligible obliged entities by end-September 2026. Source
Format
xBRL-CSV. First reference dates fall after 31 March 2026, from when the EBA takes reports only in xBRL-CSV; the EBA's sample files for the release are xBRL-CSV packages. Source
How it is filed
Filing routes recorded for the EBA: EUCLID (European Centralised Infrastructure of Data); Pillar 3 data hub (P3DH) submissions. See how firms file with the EBA.
Status
UpcomingNew module in release 4.4 phase 1 (version 1.0.0), expected first reference date 12/2026 (phase 1). Reporting entities should use the 4.4 phase 1 taxonomy for 2027 submissions (4.4 FAQ 3). Source
Group
Anti-money laundering (AMLA)
Check a file before you file it

Line4 Check for EBA reporting runs EBA's own validation rules on a AML_ELIGIBILITY file in your browser, free. Your file never leaves your computer. What it runs, from its published manifest:

  • EBA release 4.4 phase 1: 64 of EBA's 67 active checks (95%).

It is not a substitute for the validation the supervisor runs when you submit.

Templates (9)

The tables and forms inside the return. Plain name first, the EBA's code in brackets.

  • Identification of the reporting obliged entity (V 00.01)
  • Designated Reporting Obliged Entity (V 00.02)
  • Comments Eligibility (V 00.03)
  • Comments on unknown/non-applicable datapoints - Eligibility (V 00.04)
  • Preliminary Filters (V 01.01)
  • EU Parent Undertaking (V 02.01)
  • Head office outside of the EU (V 02.02)
  • Establishments (V 03.01)
  • Freedom to provide services (V 04.01)

Templates of module AML_ELIGIBILITY in EBA release 4.4 phase 1, read from the module's entry point in the taxonomy package; parts of a template split into sub-tables (a, b, c) are listed once. Source

Validation rules

113 rules, as counted from the EBA's published material. Software can run them exactly as published. Source

How they are written: Excel list with one row per rule and module version: an expression column in the EBA's DPM-XL syntax, severity (error or warning), active status and reference-date range. The same rules ship as XBRL Formula assertions in the taxonomy package..

EBA's list applies the active AML_ELIGIBILITY_4.4 rules to reference dates from 2026-12-31 with no end date set.

The rules, on eba.europa.eu

How they were counted

Distinct rule codes listed for module AML_ELIGIBILITY_4.4 in EBA's validation rules list VR_4.4.phase1_.xlsx ((from 4.0) EBA_Validation rules, latest update 12/10/2026) with IsActive = Active: 113 of 113 listed. 0 of the active rules have severity error; the rest are warnings.

Counts are in the EBA's own unit, so they are not comparable with other regulators' counts.

Public data

No published data from this return was found. No publication of this return's data found on the EBA's risk analysis and data pages (checked 2026-11-11). Source

Official documents (9)

The EBA's own files, with the size and SHA-256 fingerprint of each as downloaded on 11 November 2026, so anyone can tell whether a copy is the same version.

  • Taxonomy package 4.4 (Phase 1)

    Taxonomy · ZIP · 9.7 MB · 12 October 2026

    SHA-256 e1d89112fee0show in fulle1d89112fee0f0708631b8f4776360bac8bf3fffdf28fe83164253ace1551ea6
  • FAQ for reporting framework release 4.4

    Guidance · DOCX · 126.8 KB · 12 October 2026

    SHA-256 cd65515c169fshow in fullcd65515c169f9e87002a3158816716d14683e8458834361b366149d241251aab
  • Reporting framework 4.4

    List of returns · HTML

  • Sample files 4.4 (Phase 1)

    Sample · ZIP · 111.5 KB · 12 October 2026

    SHA-256 9443e194a9c9show in full9443e194a9c9827f08011d22d1f63656acf2d8d8ca6dc0837546c4006bd3d099
  • DPM table layout and data point categorization (4.4 Phase 1)

    Template · ZIP · 1.7 MB · 12 October 2026

    SHA-256 be696e982438show in fullbe696e982438ebb12aed58cf854b66a38b4b87cadcd731629bbb41c332d76aad
  • (from 4.0) EBA_Validation rules (latest update 12/10/2026)

    Validation rules · XLSX · 1.1 MB · 12 October 2026

    One row per rule and module version, with the expression, severity, active status and reference-date range.

    SHA-256 38c190fa4c2fshow in full38c190fa4c2ff81f22a5bd2ed94f744fc64e4eb9b722676e07f89669d79b1aea
  • Small validation package 14/09/2026: Micro taxonomy package

    Validation rules · ZIP · 1.5 MB · 14 September 2026

    Severity and deactivation updates for the taxonomy (XBRL set folders).

    SHA-256 ea6184a7e3a6show in fullea6184a7e3a67016346f2154bfb04ca0a489ea829cf344239367fa216d21709f
  • EBA filing rule V5.9

    Filing rules · PDF · 1.2 MB · 26 June 2026

    Technical rules for XBRL-XML and xBRL-CSV files sent to the EBA.

    SHA-256 bbc23b9ecad5show in fullbbc23b9ecad5de0a0821bbe8bce8e4ce617652afce02e81c88d572bac4a4b293
  • DPM Know issues (uploaded on 05/11/2026)

    Known issues · XLSX · 69.9 KB · 5 November 2026

    SHA-256 c6753a428649show in fullc6753a4286496876f2e545b355f1ebaddf0e4383de522b19818c93af141327e0

Sources

Every page and document this return's facts were read from.

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Contains material from the European Banking Authority (EBA), https://www.eba.europa.eu, reproduced with the source acknowledged as the EBA's legal notice requires. Source: European Banking Authority.

Last checked 11 November 2026.