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

Article L561-10-1

I. - When the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing presented by a business relationship, product or transaction appears to them to be high, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and mission

Article L561-23

…d by the Minister for the Economy. The conditions of this authorisation as well as the organisation and operating procedures of this unit shall be defined by decree. II. - The department referred to i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-24

…formation communicated to it under Articles L. 561-15, L. 561-25, L. 561-25-1, L. 561-27, L. 561-28 and L. 561-29. This objection may also be extended, in advance, to the execution of any other transa…

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

Article L561-29-1

…ociated underlying offence likely to be involved is not identified at the time the exchange occurs, and if the following conditions are met: a) The foreign authorities are subject to at least equivale…

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

Article L561-2-3

The persons mentioned in 1°, 1° bis, 1° ter and 1° quater of Article L. 561-2 are not subject to the provisions of this chapter solely in respect of their activities in providing the service mentioned…

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

Article L561-10

…ersons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall apply additional customer due diligence measures, over and above the measures provided for in Articles L. 561-5 and L. 561-5-1, when :1° The customer, wher…

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

Article L561-31-1

Information transmitted pursuant to Articles L. 561-28 and L. 561-31, with the exception of that mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 561-31, is confidential. Recipients of such information…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article L561-34

In order to ensure compliance with the obligations laid down in Chapters I and II of this Title, the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall provide regular information to their staff. To the sa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-2

The Minister of Finance and the Minister of the Interior may decide to prohibit, for a renewable period of six months, any movement or transfer of funds to or from accounts identified as being held by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-3

…an investment firm or portfolio management company to draw up an inventory for each financial year and prepare annual accounts and a management report in accordance with the conditions set out in art…

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