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Article R561-10 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 5, 2023

I.- For the application of the provisions of II of Article L. 561-5, an occasional customer is any person who approaches one of the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 for the sole purpose of preparing or carrying out a one-off transaction or of being assisted in the preparation or carrying out of such a transaction, whether the transaction is carried out in a single operation or in several operations…

Article D561-10-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 5, 2023

The threshold provided for in 11° of Article L. 561-2 is set at 10,000 euros per transaction or related transactions.

Article D561-10-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 5, 2023

The threshold mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 561-13 is set at 2,000 euros per session. The threshold referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 561-13 is set at €2,000 per session for gaming clubs and €2,000 per transaction for other groups and companies organising games of money and chance and sports or horse betting.

Article R561-10-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 5, 2023

For the application of III of Article L. 561-5, the persons mentioned in 2° to 2°e and 3°a of Article L. 561-2 shall identify and verify the identity of the beneficiaries of life insurance or capitalisation contracts and, where applicable, their beneficial owners, where the annual premium exceeds the thresholds set for these contracts in 1° of Article R. 561-16, under the following conditions: 1° Where the beneficiaries of the…

Article R561-11 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 5, 2023

When the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 have good reason to believe that the identity of their customer and the identification details previously obtained are no longer accurate or relevant, they shall again identify the customer and verify his identity in accordance with Articles R. 561-5 and R. 561-5-1 and, where applicable, identify and verify the identity of his beneficial owner in accordance with Article R. 561-7.

Article R561-11-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 5, 2023

In the event of the transfer of a life insurance or capitalisation contract to a third party, the persons mentioned in 2° to 2°e and 3°a of Article L. 561-2, when they take note of the transfer or, where applicable, when they are notified of the transfer, shall identify and verify the identity of the person to whom the contract is transferred and, where applicable, of the latter’s beneficial owner,…

Article R561-12 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 5, 2023

For the application of Article L. 561-5-1, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall: 1° Before entering into a business relationship, collect and analyse the information necessary to understand the purpose and nature of the business relationship; 2° Throughout the duration of the business relationship, collect, update and analyse the information necessary to maintain appropriate and up-to-date knowledge of their business relationship. The nature and extent of the information…

Article R561-12-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 5, 2023

For the application of Article L. 561-6, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall implement measures to ensure that the transactions carried out in respect of a business relationship are consistent with the knowledge of this business relationship updated in accordance with Article R. 561-12. In particular, these measures must make it possible to ensure that the transactions carried out are consistent with the customer’s professional activities, the risk…

Article R561-13 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 5, 2023

The third party referred to in Article L. 561-7 shall forward without delay to the persons referred to in 1° to 6° of Article L. 561-2 the information gathered in connection with the implementation of the due diligence measures provided for in I and III of Article L. 561-5 and in Article L. 561-5-1 and, on first request, a copy of the relevant documents. The procedures for transmitting the information…

Article R561-14 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 5, 2023

In order to implement the simplified due diligence measures provided for in Article L. 561-9, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall collect information justifying that the customer, service or product presents a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing or meets the conditions provided for in Articles R. 561-15 or R. 561-16. They shall ensure throughout the business relationship that the risk of money laundering or terrorist…

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Article R561-10 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article D561-10-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article D561-10-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article R561-10-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article R561-11 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article R561-11-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article R561-12 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article R561-12-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article R561-13 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article R561-14 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

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