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Article R561-5-4 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

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, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article L. 561-12.

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Article R561-5-4

Pour l’application du I de l’article L. 561-5, les personnes mentionnées à l’article L. 561-2 identifient et vérifient l’identité des personnes agissant pour le compte du client selon les modalités prévues aux articles R. 561-5 à R. 561-5-3. Elles vérifient également leurs pouvoirs.


Elles conservent, selon les modalités prévues à l’article L. 561-12, les informations et documents relatifs aux mesures mises en œuvre au titre du présent article, quel qu’en soit le support.

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