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In forceAll sectors: AML/CFT reporting (national)Last checked 11 November 2026

Periodic AML/CFT questionnaire (AML, B.5 / AML_INSURANCE)

A regulatory return listed by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB), Belgium.

Standardised information on each institution's inherent money laundering and terrorist financing risks and the quality of its risk management measures, which the NBB uses for its risk-based AML/CFT supervision. The 2026 edition adds a form on eligibility for direct supervision by the new EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), including activity in other Member States. Source

Official title: Periodic questionnaire on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing

The facts

Who files
Credit institutions, stockbroking firms, life insurers, payment institutions and e-money institutions (including EU and non-EU branches and EEA institutions operating in Belgium through agents or distributors) and settlement institutions. Each completes the common form, the AMLA form and the specific forms for the activities it carries out, and sets the others to 'nihil'. Source
How often
Periodic questionnaire, sent yearly (Annex 3 to NBB_2026_01 lists AML_INSURANCE as annual with reference date 31/12/2025). Source
Deadline
Via OneGate by 15 May 2026 at the latest. Source
Format
Web form. Electronic forms in OneGate (domain AML), in Dutch, French or English; an electronic certificate is needed (institutions without a Belgian CBE number may ask for a username and password). Source
How it is filed
Filing routes recorded for the NBB: OneGate; NBB Supervision. See how firms file with the NBB.
Status
In force
Legal basis
Group
All sectors: AML/CFT reporting (national)

Templates (6)

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

  • Common form for all financial institutions covered by the circular (Annex 1)
  • Specific form for institutions offering banking and/or financing services (Annex 2)
  • Specific form for institutions offering payment and/or electronic money services (Annex 3)
  • Specific form for institutions providing investment and asset management services and activities (Annex 4)
  • Specific form for institutions engaged in life insurance activities (Annex 5)
  • Common form for assessing eligibility for direct supervision by the AMLA (Annex 7)

Forms annexed to Circular NBB_2026_02; Annex 6 is an indicative list of higher-risk countries, not a form. Source

Validation rules

No published validation rules were found for this return. Source

Public data

No published data from this return was found. No data from this return published by the NBB was found on the pages checked. Source

Official documents (14)

The NBB'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.

Sources

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

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Last checked 11 November 2026.