For the purposes of Article L. 152-3:
1° The obligation to retain information relating to the transfer of sums to an account abroad or to a non-resident’s account in France relates to the date and amount of the sums transferred, the identification of the transferor and the beneficiary and the references of the accounts concerned in France and abroad.
This obligation also applies to information relating to bank card payments making such a transfer;
2° The tax and customs authorities may request the information mentioned in 1° for unidentified persons, provided that the request specifies both:
a) The minimum unit amount of the transfers or payments sought, which may not be less than 15,000 euros for payments made by bank card;
b) The period concerned, which may be split up, but may not exceed eighteen months;
c) The States or territories of destination of the transfer or payment transactions.
3° At the administration’s request, the information is communicated electronically, using a secure system.