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Article L561-4 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Natural or legal persons who carry out, in direct connection with their main business, an ancillary financial activity which falls within one of the categories mentioned in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561-2 and which presents little risk of money laundering or terrorist financing shall be exempt from the obligations of this chapter. A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall define the financial activities that may be considered as ancillary, taking into account the nature, volume and amount of the transactions they cover.

The first paragraph does not apply to natural or legal persons who provide the service referred to in 6° of II of Article L. 314-1.

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Article L561-4

Les personnes physiques ou morales qui exercent, en lien direct avec leur activité principale, une activité financière accessoire qui relève d’une des catégories mentionnées aux 1° à 7° quater de l’article L. 561-2 et qui présente peu de risques de blanchiment de capitaux ou de financement du terrorisme sont exemptées des obligations du présent chapitre. Un décret en Conseil d’Etat définit limitativement les activités financières susceptibles d’être regardées comme accessoires en tenant compte de la nature, du volume et du montant des opérations qu’elles recouvrent.

Le premier alinéa ne s’applique pas aux personnes physiques ou morales qui fournissent le service mentionné au 6° du II de l’article L. 314-1.

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