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Article L561-2-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

For the purposes of this chapter, the beneficial owner is the natural person(s):

1° who ultimately controls, directly or indirectly, the customer ;

2° or for whom a transaction is executed or an activity carried out.

A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall specify the definition and procedures for determining the beneficial owner.

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Article L561-2-2

Pour l’application du présent chapitre, le bénéficiaire effectif est la ou les personnes physiques :

1° Soit qui contrôlent en dernier lieu, directement ou indirectement, le client ;

2° Soit pour laquelle une opération est exécutée ou une activité exercée.

Un décret en Conseil d’Etat précise la définition et les modalités de détermination du bénéficiaire effectif.

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