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On August 7, 2026, the Slovenian Office for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (Urad Republike Slovenije za preprečevanje pranja denarja) implemented amendments to the Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (ZPPDFT-2D). The amendments transpose provisions from Articles 11, 12, 13, and 15 of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive (6th AMLD) into Slovenian legislation, establishing a transparent and harmonised system for accessing data in the Register of Beneficial Owners (RDL) across European Union member states. The Slovenian National Assembly adopted ZPPDFT-2D on July 15, 2026, and it was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia on July 23, 2026. The amendments significantly expand institutional access to beneficial ownership data. EU investigative bodies—including the European Public Prosecutor's Office, Europol, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), Eurojust, and the European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA)—now receive immediate, unfiltered, direct, and free access to the register for investigative purposes. Slovenian national authorities, including law enforcement, courts, tax authorities, and supervisory bodies, retain unchanged unlimited access. The amendments introduce a legal presumption of legitimate interest for certain user categories, including journalists, academics, and civil society organisations, eliminating the need for case-by-case justification. A standardised procedure for verifying legitimate interest establishes strict decision-making deadlines, with mutual recognition of approved legitimate interests across EU member states. The law also introduces a safeguard permitting access denial when disclosure would pose disproportionate risks of fraud, kidnapping, extortion, violence, or similar dangers to beneficial owners. Access for Slovenian entities under Article 4 of ZPPDFT-2 remains unchanged.