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Article R561-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Where the customer of one of the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 is a company, “beneficial owner”, within the meaning of 1° of Article L. 561-2-2, means the natural person(s) who either directly or indirectly holds more than 25% of the company’s capital or voting rights, or by any other means exercises control over the company within the meaning of 3° and 4° of I of Article L….

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Article R561-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Where the client of one of the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 is a collective investment scheme within the meaning of I of Article L. 214-1, “beneficial owner” within the meaning of 1° of Article L. 561-2-2, means the natural person(s) who either directly or indirectly holds more than 25% of the units, shares or voting rights of the collective investment scheme, or exercises, by any other means,…

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Article R561-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Where the customer of one of the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 is a legal person that is neither a company nor a collective investment scheme, “beneficial owner” within the meaning of 1° of Article L. 561-2-2, the natural person or persons who satisfy one of the following conditions: 1° They hold, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the capital of the legal entity; 2° They are…

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Article R561-3-0 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Where the customer is acting in the context of a trust within the meaning ofArticle 2011 of the Civil Code or any other comparable legal arrangement governed by foreign law, a beneficial owner within the meaning of 1° of Article L. 561-2-2, any natural person who satisfies one of the following conditions: 1° He or she is the settlor, trustee, beneficiary or third party protector under the conditions laid down…

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Article D561-3-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I.-The persons mentioned in 1° quater of Article L. 561-2 shall appoint a permanent representative when one of the following conditions is met: 1° They have recourse on national territory to a number of agents mentioned in Article L. 523-1 or persons mentioned in Article L. 525-8 equal to or greater than ten; 2° The cumulative volume of electronic money in circulation and redeemed or the cumulative value of payment…

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Article R561-4 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

For the purposes of Article L. 561-4, insurance mediation by the persons referred to in 3° bis of Article L. 561-2 constitutes an ancillary financial activity for which these persons are exempt from the obligations of this chapter when this activity meets all of the following conditions: 1° It consists solely of presenting, offering or helping to conclude contracts relating to insurance products to customers of the main professional activity…

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