ECSH31555 - Schedule 3ZA - High-Risk Third Countries
A list of high-risk countries:
- Up to 25 March 2021 was maintained on the EU List.
- From 26 March 2021 to 22 January 2024 was maintained on Schedule 3ZA of MLR 2017.
- From 23 January 2024, the Schedule 3ZA MLR 2017 list was removed from MLR 2017 and is now referred to within the FATF list of high-risk and other monitored jurisdictions.
The table below indicates the list of countries, dates they were added or removed and ‘Not applicable’ where they didn’t already exist on a list or didn’t carry forward.
This list is correct as of 4 December 2024.
|
Country |
Date added to EU list |
Date removed from EU list |
Date added to Schedule 3ZA |
Date removed from Schedule 3ZA |
|
Afghanistan |
23 Sept 2016 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Albania |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
26 Mar 2021 |
5 Dec 2023 |
|
Bahamas |
1 Oct 2020 |
13 Mar 2022 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Barbados |
1 Oct 2020 |
Not applicable |
26 Mar 2021 |
Not applicable |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
13 Feb 2018 |
9 Jul 2020 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Botswana |
1 Oct 2020 |
13 Mar 2022 |
26 Mar 2021 |
2 Nov 2021 |
|
Bulgaria |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
5 Dec 2023 |
Not applicable |
|
Burkina Faso |
13 Mar 2022 |
Not applicable |
26 Mar 2021 |
Not applicable |
|
Cambodia |
1 Oct 2020 |
17 May 2023 |
26 Mar 2021 |
27 Jun 2023 |
|
Cameroon |
18 Oct 2023 |
Not applicable |
5 Dec 2023 |
Not applicable |
|
Cayman Islands |
13 Mar 2022 |
12 Dec 2023 |
26 Mar 2021 |
5 Dec 2023 |
|
Croatia |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
5 Dec 2023 |
Not applicable |
|
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) |
23 Sept 2016 |
Not applicable |
26 Mar 2021 |
Not applicable |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
16 Mar 2023 |
Not applicable |
15 Nov 2022 |
Not applicable |
|
Ethiopia |
13 Feb 2018 |
9 Jul 2020 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Ghana |
1 Oct 2020 |
13 Mar 2022 |
26 Mar 2021 |
13 Jul 2021 |
|
Gibraltar |
16 Mar 2023 |
Not applicable |
12 Jul 2022 |
Not applicable |
|
Guyana |
13 Feb 2018 |
9 Jul 2020 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Haiti |
13 Mar 2022 |
Not applicable |
13 Jul 2021 |
Not applicable |
|
Iran |
23 Sept 2016 |
Not applicable |
26 Mar 2021 |
Not applicable |
|
Iraq |
13 Feb 2018 |
13 Mar 2022 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Jamaica |
1 Oct 2020 |
Not applicable |
26 Mar 2021 |
Not applicable |
|
Jordan |
13 Mar 2022 |
12 Dec 2023 |
2 Nov 2021 |
5 Dec 2023 |
|
Lao PDR (Laos) |
13 Feb 2018 |
9 Jul 2020 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Mali |
13 Mar 2022 |
Not applicable |
2 Nov 2021 |
Not applicable |
|
Malta |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
13 Jul 2021 |
12 Jul 2022 |
|
Mauritius |
1 Oct 2020 |
13 Mar 2022 |
26 Mar 2021 |
2 Nov 2021 |
|
Mongolia |
1 Oct 2020 |
7 Feb 2021 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Morocco |
13 Mar 2022 |
17 May 2023 |
26 Mar 2021 |
27 Jun 2023 |
|
Mozambique |
16 Mar 2023 |
Not applicable |
15 Nov 2022 |
Not applicable |
|
Myanmar/Burma |
1 Oct 2020 |
Not applicable |
26 Mar 2021 |
Not applicable |
|
Nicaragua |
1 Oct 2020 |
19 Dec 2022 |
26 Mar 2021 |
15 Nov 2022 |
|
Nigeria |
16 Jul 2023 |
Not applicable |
5 Dec 2023 |
Not applicable |
|
Pakistan |
22 Oct 2018 |
19 Dec 2022 |
26 Mar 2021 |
15 Nov 2022 |
|
Panama |
1 Oct 2020 |
Not applicable |
26 Mar 2021 |
5 Dec 2023 |
|
Philippines |
13 Mar 2022 |
Not applicable |
13 Jul 2021 |
Not applicable |
|
Senegal |
13 Mar 2022 |
Not applicable |
26 Mar 2021 |
Not applicable |
|
South Africa |
16 Jul 2023 |
Not applicable |
5 Dec 2023 |
Not applicable |
|
South Sudan |
13 Mar 2022 |
Not applicable |
13 Jul 2021 |
Not applicable |
|
Sri Lanka |
6 Mar 2018 |
9 July 2020 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Syria |
23 Sep 2016 |
Not applicable |
26 Mar 2021 |
Not applicable |
|
Tanzania |
16 Mar 2023 |
Not applicable |
15 Nov 2022 |
Not applicable |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
6 Mar 2018 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Tunisia |
6 Mar 2018 |
9 Jul 2020 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Turkey |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
2 Nov 2021 |
Not applicable |
|
Uganda |
23 Sept 2016 |
Not applicable |
26 Mar 2021 |
Not applicable |
|
United Arab Emirates |
16 Mar 2023 |
Not applicable |
29 Mar 2022 |
Not applicable |
|
Vanuatu |
23 Sept 2016 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Vietnam |
18 Oct 2023 |
Not applicable |
5 Dec 2023 |
Not applicable |
|
Yemen |
23 Sept 2016 |
Not applicable |
26 Mar 2021 |
Not applicable |
|
Zimbabwe |
1 Oct 2020 |
19 Dec 2022 |
26 Mar 2021 |
29 Mar 2022 |