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Article R721-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

In the territorial collectivities mentioned in Article L. 721-1, the Institut d’émission des départements d’outre-mer:1° Receives from the Banque de France the information it gathers under the provisions of Articles R. 131-26 to R. 131-31 and R. 131-33 to R. 131-37;2° Carries out the tasks assigned to the Banque de France by Articles R. 131-40 and R. 131-41.

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Article R721-4 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

In the territorial units of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Institut d’émission des départements d’outre-mer carries out the tasks assigned to the Banque de France by Article R. 131-42, under the conditions specified in Articles R. 721-8 and R. 721-9.The Institut d’émission des départements d’outre-mer, the Institut d’émission d’outre-mer and the Banque de France shall communicate to each other, for the purposes of dissemination to the credit institutions concerned, all…

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Article D721-6 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The declarations referred to in Article R. 721-5 shall specify, for the purpose of identifying the account and safe-deposit box holders:1° For natural persons, their surname, first names, date and place of birth, marital status and address, their spouse’s surname, first names and identification number in the case of sole proprietors;By way of derogation from the previous paragraph, for bank accounts exclusively dedicated to a professional activity to which assets…

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Article D721-7 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The declarations referred to in Article R. 721-5 shall specify, for the purpose of identifying the accounts:1° The name, address and identification codes of the institution managing the account or safe-deposit box (institution code, counter code);2° The description of the account: customer’s International Bank Account Number (IBAN), type and characteristics;3° The date and nature of the transaction declared: opening, closing or modification, specifying whether the transaction affects the account itself…

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Article R721-8 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

In order to identify all the accounts held in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon by the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 131-72 and the second paragraph of Article L. 163-6, the Institut d’émission des départements d’outre-mer will consult the declarations mentioned in Article R. 721-11.

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Article R721-9 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

As part of the task set out in the first paragraph of Article R. 721-4, the Institut d’émission des départements d’outre-mer (French overseas departments note-issuing bank) provides the credit institutions concerned with all the information gathered pursuant to Articles L. 131-73 and L. 163-6, no later than the second business day following receipt of the information sent by the Banque de France pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L….

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Article R721-11 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

In Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, credit institutions shall declare the opening, closure or modification of accounts on which cheques may be drawn and the opening, closure or modification of safe deposit box leases. These declarations shall be sent to the Institut d’émission des départements d’outre-mer.The declarations referred to in the first paragraph shall be submitted no later than seven working days following the opening, closure or modification of the accounts…

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