For the purposes of 2° of I of Article L. 561-5, the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall verify the identity of the customer in one of the following ways: 1° By using : a) A means of electronic identification certified or attested by the Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d’information that complies with either the substantial or high level of guarantee set by Article 8…
For the application of 2° of I of Article L. 561-5, and when the measures provided for in 1° to 4° of Article R. 561-5-1 cannot be implemented, the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall verify the identity of their customer by applying at least two of the following measures: 1° Obtain a copy of a document referred to in 3° or 4° of Article R. 561-5-1; 2°…
For the application of 2° of I of Article L. 561-5, and by way of derogation from Article R. 561-5-2, when the measures provided for in 1° to 3° of Article R. 561-5-1 cannot be implemented: 1° The persons mentioned in 9° bis of Article L. 561-2 verify the identity and, where applicable, the address of their customer opening a player account by applying the measures provided for in application…
For the application of I of Article L. 561-5, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall identify and verify the identity of the persons acting on behalf of the customer in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles R. 561-5 to R. 561-5-3. They shall also verify their powers. They shall keep all information and documents relating to the measures implemented under this article, regardless of the medium,…
The identity of the customer and, where applicable, the beneficial owner may only be verified, pursuant to IV of Article L. 561-5, during the establishment of the business relationship, under the following conditions: 1° If an account is opened, the identity is verified at the latest before the first transaction is carried out on the account; 2° If a player account is opened, the player’s identity is verified no later…
For the application of I of Article L. 561-5, the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall identify the beneficial owner of the business relationship in accordance with the procedures defined in Article R. 561-5 and shall verify the identification data collected on the beneficial owner by means of measures appropriate to the money laundering and terrorist financing risk presented by the business relationship. To verify the identity of…
The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 are not required to identify the beneficial owner of the business relationship when their customer is a company whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market in France, in another Member State of the European Union, in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or which is subject to disclosure requirements in accordance with European Union…
When a collective investment management company distributes the units or shares of a collective investment scheme through the intermediary of a person referred to in 1° to 6° bis of Article L. 561-2 who is not established on the territory of another Member State of the European Union, a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or a third country imposing equivalent obligations in terms of the…
I.- For the application of the provisions of II of Article L. 561-5, an occasional customer is any person who approaches one of the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 for the sole purpose of preparing or carrying out a one-off transaction or of being assisted in the preparation or carrying out of such a transaction, whether the transaction is carried out in a single operation or in several operations…
The threshold provided for in 11° of Article L. 561-2 is set at 10,000 euros per transaction or related transactions.
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