{"id":"circulars/faq-faq-regarding-the-aml-cft-market-entry-form-funds-and-ifms","title":"FAQ regarding the AML/CFT Market Entry Form (Funds and IFMs)","type":"circular","date":"2021-06-21","kind":"faq","html":"<p>FAQ regarding the AML/CFT Market Entry Form (Funds and IFMs) is a CSSF FAQ, published 21 June 2021.</p>\n<p>Relevant for: AIFMs, Investment fund managers, Management companies - Chapter 15, Management companies - Chapter 16, Other specific authorisations, registrations and information, Part II UCIs, Pension funds, SICARs, SIFs, UCITS.</p>\n<p>Main topic: Financial crime. Keywords: AIF (alternative investment fund), AML/CFT, Authorisation, eDesk, ELTIF, EuSEF, EuVECA, Money Market Fund (MMF), Terrorist financing, UCI prospectus.</p>\n<h2>Text</h2>\n<p>FAQ MARKET ENTRY</p>\n<p>FORM Version 9 – 30/09/2025</p>\n<p>FAQ MARKET ENTRY FORM Version 9 – 30/09/2025 Context The present document refers to a list of questions &#x26; answers (FAQs) in relation to the completion of the AML/CFT Market Entry Form – FUND and AML/CFT Market Entry Form - IFM (hereinafter “Market Entry Form”) in eDesk. This document will be updated when necessary and the CSSF reserves the right to adapt its approach to any matter covered by the Q&#x26;A at any time. You should regularly check the website of the CSSF in relation to any matter of importance to you to see if questions have been added and/or positions have been adapted. In addition to this documentation, you can find more detailed information on how to use the Market Entry Form application in the dedicated user guide (available in eDesk).</p>\n<p>Update Information 30/09/2025 26/05/2025 29/06/2023 15/06/2023 04/10/2022 21/12/2021</p>\n<p>Update of questions 1,5 and 6 Update of questions 1,2,5,6,8,10,11 and 12 Addition of questions 14 and 15 Clarification on question 1 Change in the scope for authorised IFMs in question 1 Update of question 13 Redrafting of question 11 and modification of question 1 accordingly</p>\n<p>13/09/2021</p>\n<p>Update of question 1</p>\n<p>21/06/2021</p>\n<p>First publication</p>\n<p>FAQ MARKET ENTRY FORM Version 9 – 30/09/2025</p>\n<p>TABLE OF CONTENTS Q1. When should a Market Entry Form be completed? .......................................... 5 Modified on: 30/09/2025 ............................................................................... 5 Q2. When should an Initial Market Entry be submitted? ....................................... 6 Modified on: 26/05/2025 ............................................................................... 6 Q3. Who can initiate, contribute and/or submit a Market Entry ............................ 6 Published on: 21/06/2021 .............................................................................. 6 Q4. How does the delegation work? ...................................................................... 6 Published on: 21/06/2021 .............................................................................. 6 Q5. For existing Funds/IFMs, should the managers/directors submit a new declaration of honour, CV, criminal record and copy of their ID in the Market Entry Form? .......................................................................................................... 7 Modified on: 30/09/2025 ............................................................................... 7 Q6. For existing Funds/IFMs, should a new compliance officer in charge of the control of compliance with the AML/CFT professional obligations (“RC”) be appointed, and should this person not be part of the board of managers/directors, which documents must be provided to the CSSF? ................ 7 Modified on: 30/09/2025 ............................................................................... 7 Q7. For existing Funds/IFMs, should the RR and RC submit new identification forms RR and RC? ................................................................................................. 7 Published on: 21/06/2021 .............................................................................. 7 Q8. For the documents which must be signed, which type of signature is accepted by the CSSF? Are there any other requirements for identification documents to be submitted to the CSSF? ......................................................................................... 8 Modified on: 26/05/2025 ............................................................................... 8 Q9. The eDesk Market Entry Form indicates that there are missing documents in the application. What does that mean and what should be done? ......................... 8 Published on: 21/06/2021 .............................................................................. 8 Q10. The indirect shareholding structure of the IFM includes a private equity fund. What does this implicate? ..............................</p>\n<p>The text above is the opening of the document; the PDF carries the whole.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.cssf.lu/en/Document/faq-regarding-the-aml-cft-market-entry-form-funds-and-ifms/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Document page</a>, <a href=\"https://www.cssf.lu/wp-content/uploads/FAQ-MEF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">PDF</a>. Source: Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), reproduced with the CSSF's consent. The French text prevails.</p>"}