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Article R351-5 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

It is an offence for any person charged in any capacity whatsoever with the management or administration of a credit institution or one of the institutions or services mentioned in Article L. 518-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, with the exception of the French Treasury, failing to comply with the obligation, for any account intended to receive transactions initiated by third parties, to indicate on the account statement sent to the customer, or attached thereto, the customer’s International Bank Account Number (IBAN) and the institution’s Bank Identifier Code (BIC), is punishable by a fine for a 1st class offence.

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Article R351-5

Le fait, pour toute personne chargée à un titre quelconque de la direction ou de l’administration d’un établissement de crédit, ou d’un des établissements ou services mentionnés à l’article L. 518-1 du code monétaire et financier, à l’exception du Trésor public, de méconnaître l’obligation consistant, pour tout compte ayant vocation à recevoir des opérations initiées par des tiers, à indiquer sur le relevé de compte adressé au client, ou en annexe à celui-ci, le numéro international de compte bancaire (IBAN) du client et le code d’identification de banque (BIC) de l’établissement est puni de l’amende prévue par les contraventions de 1re classe.

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