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Resolución UIAF No. 314 de 2021

Colombia Financial Information and Analysis Unit (UIAF)

Overview

Colombia requires covered virtual-asset service providers to submit suspicious-operation, transaction, absence and customer reports to UIAF through SIREL.

Current state: Reporting regime in force from 2021-12-24; later threshold or filing updates must be checked

Key Details

Jurisdiction

Colombia

Regulator

Financial Information and Analysis Unit (UIAF)

Law Type

Regulation

Status

In Force

Official Law Number

Resolución UIAF No. 314 de 2021

Official Title

Resolución UIAF No. 314 de 2021

Effective Date

December 24, 2021

Publication Date

December 15, 2021

Last Verified

August 26, 2026

Who This Law Applies To

VASPs meeting the resolution's scope and thresholds, their compliance officers, customers and beneficial owners.

Key Requirements

Key Requirements

Register with SIREL; identify reportable operations and customers; submit suspicious and objective transaction reports; file absence reports where required; preserve supporting information; maintain compliance responsibility.

Licensing & Registration

Authorization rule: Register with SIREL.

AML/CFT

AML/CFT duties are material; consult the instrument and current implementing rules for scope, thresholds and filing mechanics.

Custody & Safeguarding

Customer-asset, segregation, key-security or custody controls are within scope; verify detailed regulator rules.

Disclosure & Marketing

No dedicated marketing code is the primary focus; ordinary consumer and advertising law may still apply.

Market Integrity & Enforcement

Regulator: Financial Information and Analysis Unit (UIAF).

Tax Treatment

Not a tax code. Tax consequences depend on taxpayer, asset and transaction under the jurisdiction's current tax law.

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