This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 December 2016.

For the Council

The President

P. KAŽIMÍR

( 1 ) Opinion of 22 November 2016 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

( 2 ) Opinion of 19 October 2016 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

( 3 ) Council Directive 2014/107/EU of 9 December 2014 amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation ( OJ L 359, 16.12.2014, p. 1 ).

( 4 ) Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 2011 on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and repealing Directive 77/799/EEC ( OJ L 64, 11.3.2011, p. 1 ).

( 5 ) Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC ( OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 73 ).

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/2258 of 6 December 2016 amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards access to anti-money-laundering information by tax authorities