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Article D722-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – The provisions of this section apply to transfers and direct debits made in euros to or from New Caledonia, French Polynesia or the Wallis and Futuna Islands, as defined in Article L. 722-1.II. – The provisions of this section do not apply to :1° Payment transactions carried out between payment service providers as well as those carried out between their own agents or branches, on their own behalf;2°…

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Article R722-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The declaration of cash transported by bearer provided for in Article L. 722-6 is made in writing, on paper or electronically, by the bearers of the cash, to the customs authorities, no later than the time at which the cash crosses the border into another country.When made no earlier than thirty days before the cash crosses the border into another country, the declaration is sent electronically using the teleservice, the…

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Article R722-4 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The declaration referred to in article R. 722-3 shall contain, on a dated document, information concerning :1° The bearer, including surname and first name, contact details, including address, date and place of birth, nationality and identity document number ;2° The owner of the cash, including, in the case of a natural person, their full name, contact details, including address, date and place of birth, nationality and identity document number or,…

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Article R722-5 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The disclosure declaration provided for in Article L. 722-7 shall be made at the written request of the customs administration by the consignor, the consignee or their representative, as the case may be, in writing, on paper or by electronic means, within thirty days of the date of receipt of the disclosure request.When sent electronically, the declaration is made using the teleservice mentioned in Article R. 722-3.The transmission of the…

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Article R722-6 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

The declaration referred to in article R. 722-5 contains, on a dated document, information concerning :1° The declarant, in particular his full name, contact details, including address, date and place of birth, nationality and identity document number ;2° The owner of the cash, in particular, in the case of a natural person, his full name, contact details, including address, date and place of birth, nationality and identity document number or,…

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Article R722-7 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

For the application of article L. 722-19:1° The list of information that the bearer is required to provide to the administration is that set out in article R. 722-4;2° The list of information that the sender, the recipient or their representative, as the case may be, is required to provide to the administration is that set out in article R. 722-6.

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Article D722-8 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

I. – For the purposes of the second paragraph of article L. 722-8, the documents accepted to prove the origin of cash in an amount equal to or greater than 50,000 euros or 5,966,500 CFP francs are as follows:1° A bank document certifying that cash transactions, cash withdrawals or cheque issues have been carried out;2° A document relating to a manual foreign exchange transaction;3° A document relating to property sales,…

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