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Article L564-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Notwithstanding article L. 312-1, when a financial institution subject to I of article 1649 AC of the General Tax Code is unable to identify, under the conditions set out in II of the same article 1649 AC, the tax residences and, where applicable, the tax identification numbers of an account holder and of the natural persons controlling him in accordance with the second paragraph of I of the said article 1649 AC, it shall not enter into a contractual relationship.

The first paragraph of this article is not applicable for the implementation of the agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the United States of America to improve international tax compliance and to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act signed in Paris on 14 November 2013.

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Article L564-1

Nonobstant l’article L. 312-1, lorsqu’une institution financière soumise au I de l’article 1649 AC du code général des impôts n’est pas en mesure d’identifier, dans les conditions fixées au II du même article 1649 AC, les résidences fiscales et, le cas échéant, les numéros d’identification fiscale d’un titulaire du compte et des personnes physiques le contrôlant conformément au deuxième alinéa du I dudit article 1649 AC, elle n’établit pas de relation contractuelle.


Le premier alinéa du présent article n’est pas applicable pour la mise en œuvre de l’accord entre le Gouvernement de la République française et le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d’Amérique en vue d’améliorer le respect des obligations fiscales à l’échelle internationale et de mettre en œuvre la loi relative au respect des obligations fiscales concernant les comptes étrangers signé à Paris le 14 novembre 2013.

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