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Article R561-50 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The National Enforcement Committee meeting is open to the public at the request of the respondent. However, the Chairman may prohibit the public from entering the meeting room during all or part of the meeting in order to preserve public order or when publicity is likely to infringe business secrecy or any other secret protected by law. The Commission may hear any person it deems useful. Minutes of the meeting…

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Article R561-50-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

For the purposes of III of Article L. 561-40, the Commission’s decision shall be published on the Commission’s website. The publication shall mention at least the sanction imposed and the nature of the offence committed, as well as, except where the sanctioning authority applies the second paragraph of III of Article L. 561-40, the identity of the natural or legal person sanctioned. This publication takes place after the authority has…

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Article R561-50-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Without prejudice to the publication on the website provided for in Article R. 561-50-1, the decision may also be published, on expiry of the appeal period, in the publications, newspapers or media designated by the Commission. When an appeal is lodged against this decision, this is mentioned on the website mentioned in the previous paragraph. The same applies if the decision is annulled or reversed.

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Article D561-51 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The purpose of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Policy Board is : 1° To ensure better coordination between government departments and supervisory authorities involved in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to enhance the effectiveness of this fight; 1° bis Strengthen the exchange of information between those involved in preventive and repressive measures; 2° Promote consultation with the persons referred to…

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Article D561-52 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The Steering Committee is chaired by a qualified person appointed jointly, for a renewable period of three years, by the Minister of the Economy and the Minister of the Budget, after consultation with the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Justice. The Chairman is assisted by a Vice-Chairman, who is appointed by the Minister of Justice for a renewable period of three years, after consultation with the Minister…

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Article D561-53 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – In addition to its Chairman, the Steering Committee comprises the following thirty members: 1° From government departments : – the Director General of Customs and Excise or his representative ; – the Director General of Public Finances or his representative ; – the Director General of the Treasury or his representative – the Director General of the National Police or his representative; – the Director General of the…

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Article D561-54 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

For each meeting of the Board, the Chairman shall draw up the agenda and the list of members to be convened. If the agenda includes a subject specifically concerning a profession mentioned in Article L. 561-2, the competent supervisory authority for that profession shall be convened. The meeting of the Board may only be held if at least six of its members appointed pursuant to 1° of Article D. 561-53…

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Article R561-55 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The information relating to beneficial owners referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 561-46 is declared to the commercial court registry when the application for registration in the Trade and Companies Register is submitted by the registered company or entity via the single body referred to inArticle R. 123-1 of the Commercial Code. The registered company or entity requests an amending entry within thirty days of any fact…

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Article R561-56 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The information relating to the beneficial owner declared at the time of the request is as follows: 1° In the case of the company or legal entity, its name or corporate name, its legal form, the address of its registered office and, where applicable, its unique identification number supplemented by the words RCS followed by the name of the town where the registry office where it is registered is located;…

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Article R561-57 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 561-46, the persons with access to all information relating to beneficial owners are as follows: 1° Judicial officers, for the purposes of carrying out their duties ; 2° Officers of the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 of this Code; 3° Customs officers who have been individually designated and specially authorised by the regional director or the director of the department…

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