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A General Requirements

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VASPs providing VA Transfer and Settlement Services must comply with the provisions set forth in this Part II of this VA Transfer and Settlement Services Rulebook.
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In addition to the Rules in this Part II of this VA Transfer and Settlement Services Rulebook, VASPs providing VA Transfer and Settlement Services must also comply with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements issued by the CBUAE which apply to the VASP, including but not limited to all such applicable legal and regulatory requirements, which pertain to the end-to-end enablement of payments, remittances and/or other related services as may be amended from time to time.
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In addition to the Rules in this Part II of this VA Transfer and Settlement Services Rulebook, VASPs providing VA Transfer and Settlement Services must ensure that they comply with all legal and regulatory requirements for such services, inside and outside of the UAE. VASPs must ensure at all times that any transmission or transfer, and/or settlement being undertaken is permissible and can be facilitated through, and concluded in, all jurisdictions that are relevant to that transmission or transfer, and/or settlement.
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In addition to all other requirements in the Compliance and Risk Management Rulebook, VASPs providing VA Transfer and Settlement Services must comply with all requirements with respect to AML/CFT contained in that Rulebook, including but not limited to FATF-specific compliance requirements such as the Travel Rule.