We would like to kindly inform you that in its capacity as an intermediary in real estate transactions, Amont Estates (THE AGENCY) is an obligated person under Art. 4, item 18 of the Anti-Money Laundering Measures Act (AMLA) and Art. 9, para. 2 of the Anti-Terrorism Financing Measures Act (ATMLA).
According to the cited laws, before concluding a Contract for Mediation in the purchase and sale of real estate(s), a Guarantee Deposit Agreement and other documents, we are obliged to carry out a comprehensive check, including identifying the clients, and for this purpose we will require the following documents from you:
• Copy of an identity document /identity card - for Bulgarian individuals or passport - for foreign individuals; in the presence of a document certifying the residence of foreign citizens on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, a copy of the same is also taken/
• Copy of identity document of legal representative(s) and beneficial owner(s) (for legal entity)
• Copies of the power of attorney, of the identity document of the attorney, if there is an authorized person to represent you.
• Declaration under Art. 42, para. 2, item 2 of the LMIP for a prominent political figure, with which you declare that you do not fall into the categories under Art. 36, para. 2, Art. 36, para. 5, as well as that during the last 12 months you have not fallen into any of these categories or respectively fall into any of the listed categories. The declaration is completed by a client who is an individual, by individuals in their capacity as representatives and beneficial owners of the capital of a legal entity.
• Declaration under Art. 59, para. 1, item 3 of the LMIP for the beneficial owner of the capital of a legal entity. This declaration is completed in case the client, a legal entity, has not submitted a declaration under Art. 63, para. 4 in the Commercial Register with the Registry Agency or if the beneficial owners are not registered as partners or sole owners of the capital of the company.
• Declaration under Art. 66, para. 2 of the LMIP on the origin of funds when purchasing real estate, as well as when renting real estate with a monthly rent of or over 10,000 euros, which is completed by individuals and legal entities in compliance with the relevant requirements of the law for a complete, accurate and clear indication of the funds that will be used for the purchase/rent of the property.
• Information questionnaire for a legal or individual client.
The documents provided by you, or copies thereof, will be stored properly and will be used only when carrying out inspections by the competent state authorities in the person of the Financial Intelligence Directorate of the State Agency for National Security. Therefore, the processing of personal data for the purposes of preventing money laundering and terrorist financing is considered a matter of public interest under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and cannot be restricted by the requirements of Art. 12 - 22 and Art. 34 of the same regulation (Art. 83, para. 2 of the Personal Data Protection Act). You can rest assured about the security of your personal data, because the AGENCY processes your personal data in compliance with all the requirements of the Personal Data Protection Act and the GDPR.
For your convenience, we present all information regarding the categories of personal data processed, the legal grounds for processing, the categories of recipients and the storage periods for each of the purposes of processing in the "Personal Data Protection Policy" section of the website.
According to Art. 4 of the LMIP, all obligated persons (including financial institutions, real estate agencies, notaries, etc.) are obliged to identify their clients by presenting an official identity document and taking a copy of it (Art. 53, para. 1 of the LMIP). The identification of persons includes individual clients, legal representatives and beneficial owners of commercial companies. For legal entities registered under the Bulgarian Commercial Law, publicly available documents are collected such as an up-to-date reference for the general status of the company, up-to-date articles of association, partnership agreement, etc., as well as an up-to-date reference of the beneficial owners of the capital and those representing the company. The relevant references and documents are archived and also stored for the purposes of the aforementioned laws.
When concluding a Purchase and Sale Brokerage Agreement or a Security Deposit Agreement via an electronic statement, electronic signature or other form without the presence of the client, in addition to the specified documents, additional documents may be required in order to comply with legal provisions.
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