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Article L722-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

For the application of the provisions of this Book: 1° A “financial institution” is a company other than a credit institution mentioned in Article L. 511-1 or an investment firm mentioned in Article L. 531-4 and other than a purely industrial holding company, whose main activity consists of acquiring holdings or carrying out one or more of the following activities: a) Lending; b) Leasing; c) Payment services; d) Issuing and…

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Article L722-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply 1° “Instructing party” means either the person who holds an account with the payment service providers defined in point 3 and who authorises a transfer of funds from that account, or, if there is no account, the person who gives an order for the transfer of funds; 2° “Beneficiary” means the person who is the intended recipient of the…

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Article L722-4 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The provisions of this section apply to transfers of funds in any currency issued or received by a payment service provider or intermediary payment service provider domiciled in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia or the Wallis and Futuna Islands, with the exception of:1° Transfers of funds based on one of the following documents drawn on the payment service provider with a view to making funds available to the beneficiary:a)…

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Article L722-6 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Bearers transporting cash in an amount equal to or greater than €10,000 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Saint-Barthélemy, or 1,193,300 CFP francs in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, to or from abroad, must declare this to the customs authorities. They shall make this money available to the customs authorities in the event of an inspection during transport.Any natural person who, for himself or on behalf of a…

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Article L722-7 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

When cash in an amount equal to or greater than €10,000 or 1,193,300 CFP francs is part of a consignment coming from or going to a foreign country, without the intervention of a bearer, customs officers may require the sender or the recipient or their representative, as the case may be, to file a disclosure declaration within a period and under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.Customs officers…

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Article L722-8 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The obligation to declare and the obligation to disclose referred to in Articles L. 722-6 and L. 722-7 are not deemed to have been fulfilled if the information provided is incorrect or incomplete or if the cash is not made available to the customs authorities at their request during a transport inspection. The same applies if the disclosure declaration is not drawn up within the applicable time limit. The obligations…

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Article L722-9 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I.-1° The originator’s payment service provider ensures that fund transfers are accompanied by the following information on the originator: a) Name; b) Payment account number; c) Address, official identity document number, identification number or date and place of birth. 2° The originator’s payment service provider shall ensure that fund transfers are accompanied by the following information on the beneficiary: a) His name; b) His payment account number; 3° By way…

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Article L722-10 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I.- By way of derogation from Article L. 722-9, transfers of funds for which the payment service providers involved in the payment chain are established in mainland France, in local authorities governed by Articles 73 or 74 of the Constitution and in New Caledonia, need only be accompanied by the payment account numbers of the payer and payee or, in the case of a transfer not made from or to…

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Article L722-11 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I.-The payee’s payment service provider shall apply effective procedures to detect whether, in the messaging or payment and settlement system used to effect a transfer of funds, the fields required to contain information on the payer and payee have been filled in using characters or elements that are admissible under the conventions of that system. II.The payee’s payment service provider has effective procedures in place, including, where applicable, a posteriori…

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