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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-4-1

…the basis of an assessment of the risks presented by their activities in terms of money laundering and terrorist financing. To this end, they shall define and implement systems for identifying and as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-5-1

…ship, the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall collect information relating to the purpose and nature of the relationship and any other relevant information. They shall update this informatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-10-3

…ch it has a relationship, in addition to the measures provided for in Articles L. 561-5, L. 561-5-1 and L. 561-6, additional due diligence measures defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. 561-5, L. 5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exchange of information

Article L561-28

…ferred to in Article L. 561-23 shall exchange with the supervisory authorities, professional bodies and national representative bodies referred to in Article L. 561-36 any information that may be usef…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31

In addition to the application of article L. 561-30-1 and article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the department is authorised to pass on information it holds to the judicial authorities and cri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2-1

…notion of business relationship means the professional or commercial relationship with the customer and includes, where applicable, the beneficial owner. In the case of life insurance and capitalisati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-22

I. - No proceedings based on articles 226-10, 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code may be brought against : a) The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 or their directors and officers or the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exchange of information

Article L561-29-2

When the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 receives a report made in accordance with Article L. 561-15 that concerns another Member State of the European Union, it shall forward this report…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-5

…carrying out a transaction, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 : 1° Identify their customer and, where applicable, the beneficial owner within the meaning of Article L. 561-2-2; 2° Verify thes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exchange of information

Article L561-27

…t referred to in Article L. 561-23 shall receive, at the initiative of State administrations, local and regional authorities, public establishments, the bodies referred to inArticle L. 134-1 of the Fi…

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