Article L564-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code
Notwithstanding article L. 312-1, when a financial institution subject to I of article 1649 AC of the General Tax Code is unable to identify, under the conditions set out in II of the same article 1649 AC, the tax residences and, where applicable, the tax identification numbers of an account holder and of the natural persons controlling him in accordance with the second paragraph of I of the said article…