I.-The persons mentioned in 1° quater of Article L. 561-2 shall appoint a permanent representative when one of the following conditions is met:
1° They have recourse on national territory to a number of agents mentioned in Article L. 523-1 or persons mentioned in Article L. 525-8 equal to or greater than ten;
2° The cumulative volume of electronic money in circulation and redeemed or the cumulative value of payment transactions executed as part of services provided in France exceeded three million euros during the previous financial year or is expected to exceed three million euros during the current financial year;
3° They provide the service referred to in 6° of II of Article L. 314-1 ;
4° They distribute electronic money in France that can be used by means of a physical medium that can be loaded by any means other than a payment transaction initiated by a person who has been subject to identification and identity verification under the conditions set out in Articles R. 561-5 and R. 561-5-1.
The permanent representative resides in France. Its identity is communicated without delay to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and to the department referred to in Article L. 561-23. If the permanent representative is a legal entity, the latter shall in turn appoint a responsible natural person.
II – The Secretary General of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require a person referred to in 1c of Article L. 561-2 to appoint the permanent representative referred to in Article D. 561-3-1 if one of the following two conditions is met:
1° This person has not provided the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution with the information necessary to determine whether the conditions set out in 1° to 4° of Article D. 561-3-1 are met;
2° The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution has reasonable grounds to believe that the activities carried out on national territory by the person referred to in 1°c of Article L. 561-2 present a high risk of money laundering and terrorist financing.