# FATF R.35 — Sanctions - **Part of:** [[FATF Recommendations]] Countries must maintain a range of effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions, whether criminal, civil or administrative, for natural or legal persons covered by Recommendations 6 and 8 through 23 who fail to comply with AML/CFT requirements. These sanctions must be available not only against the financial institution or DNFBP itself but also against its directors and senior management personally. ## Keyed AMLR articles - [[AMLR Art. 68 - Penalties (BO)|AMLR Art. 68]] — Penalties (BO) ## Swiss counterparts - [[GwG Art. 37 - Violation of the duty to|GwG Art. 37]] — R.35 requires effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for failures to comply with AML/CFT requirements; GwG Art. 37 fines breaches of the duty to report (up to CHF 500,000; negligence up to CHF 150,000). *(related)* - [[GwG Art. 38 - Violation of the audit duty|GwG Art. 38]] — R.35 requires sanctions for failures to comply with AML/CFT requirements; GwG Art. 38 fines dealers who fail to appoint an audit firm under Art. 15. *(related)* ## Authoritative text > [!quote]- FATF Recommendation 35 — text of the Recommendation (FATF Recommendations, updated June 2026); interpretive note not reproduced > **35. Sanctions** > Countries should ensure that there is a range of effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions, whether criminal, civil or administrative, available to deal with natural or legal persons covered by Recommendations 6, and 8 to 23, that fail to comply with AML/CFT requirements. Sanctions should be applicable not only to financial institutions and DNFBPs, but also to their directors and senior management.