Article 1649 A of the French General Tax Code
Public administrations, establishments or bodies subject to control by the administrative authority, establishments benefiting from the provisions of articles L. 511-22 et L. 511-23 of the Monetary and Financial Code for their transactions with French residents and all persons who habitually receive securities, titles or funds on deposit must declare to the tax authorities the opening and closing of accounts of any kind as well as the renting of safes…