Adjustment of country list A of FMA Guideline 2013/1

In connection with Country List A, the FMA would like to inform that the two Delegated Regulations (EU) 2026/46 and 2026/83 of the European Commission of December 3, 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 on the identification of high-risk third countries with strategic deficiencies were also incorporated into the EEA Agreement on February 9, 2026 and entered into force(link and link respectively).

• The following countries were newly added to the list of the Delegated Regulation (Art. 11a DDA is now relevant for these countries) Bolivia, (British) Virgin Islands, Russia.
• The following countries have been removed from the list of the Delegated Regulation: Burkina Faso, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania.

In order to provide the persons subject to due diligence with sufficient time to implement these changes, the FMA considers it sufficient if the necessary adjustments are made in the respective systems by March 6, 2026.

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