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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-3

For the application of II of Article L. 561-32, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall put in place an internal control system adapted to their size, the nature, complexity and volume of thei…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Protection granted to a minor

Article R561-4

For the application of article L. 561-8, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons informs the parents or legal guardians of the minor concerned that any refusal to submit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-6

The identity of the customer and, where applicable, the beneficial owner may only be verified, pursuant to IV of Article L. 561-5, during the establishment of the business relationship, under the foll…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

Pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 561-46, the persons with access to all information relating to beneficial owners are as follows: 1° Judicial officers, for the purposes of carrying out th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Ancillary financial activity

Article D561-4-1

The projects referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 561-2-3 are projects submitted by the same person for which the total of the amounts targeted for financing or the total of the amounts c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-60

For the application of the injunction procedure provided for in Article L. 561-48, the application by which the matter may be referred to the President of the Court shall contain, on pain of inadmissi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-4

For the persons mentioned in 1° to 2°e, 6°, with the exception of financial investment advisors and providers of participative financing services in respect of their activities mentioned in Article L.…

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

Article L561-5-1

Before entering into a business relationship, 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 inform…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-1

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall have the power, with regard to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, to impose its obligations on the persons ment…

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

Article L561-10-2

The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall carry out an enhanced review of any transaction that is particularly complex or involves an unusually large amount or does not appear to have any econ…

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