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The Prudential Control Authority requires insurance companies conducting specific direct insurance operations (branches 20 to 26) to submit four standardized anti-money laundering and terrorist financing reporting tables (B1 to B4) by December 17, 2010. These submissions must cover internal procedures, the identity of responsible persons and Tracfin correspondents, and foreign branches, with data as of October 31, 2010. Affected entities must also retain all collected information and supporting documents for five years from the date of transmission.
PRUDENTIAL CONTROL AUTHORITY Instruction No. 2010-I-04 regarding information on the anti-money laundering and terrorist financing prevention system concerning insurance companies
The Prudential Control Authority, Having regard to the Insurance Code, particularly Books III of the Legislative Part, the Regulatory Part and the Regulatory Part-Decrees; Having regard to the Monetary and Financial Code, particularly Chapters I and II of Title VI of Book V; Having regard to the opinion of the Anti-Money Laundering Consultative Committee dated September 22, 2010; Decides:
Article 1 The following are hereinafter referred to as "subject entities": insurance companies exercising direct insurance activity mentioned in Article L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code, which carry out insurance operations falling under branches 20 to 26 mentioned in Article R. 321-1 of the same Code.
Subject entities must submit the ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING INSURANCE tables from Annex 1 to this instruction: – B1 – internal procedures; – B2 – identity of the person responsible for implementing the anti-money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment and management system mentioned in Article R.561-38 I 1° of the Monetary and Financial Code, identity of Tracfin declarants and identity of Tracfin correspondents; – B3 – list of branches and subsidiaries established abroad; – B4 – comments.
An explanatory note on how to complete the ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING B1 to B4 tables is provided in Annex 2.
Article 2 The information provided in the tables mentioned in Article 1 is finalized on October 31, 2010. The information filled in the ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING B2 table is finalized on the date of sending to the General Secretariat of the Prudential Control Authority.
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Article 3 The tables are prepared under the responsibility of the persons in charge of running the company mentioned in Article L. 321-10 of the Insurance Code.
They must be sent no later than December 17, 2010 to the General Secretariat of the Prudential Control Authority: – on paper, signed by at least one of the persons in charge of running the company mentioned in Article L. 321-10 of the Insurance Code; – and in electronic form (email).
Furthermore, in the event of the designation of one or more Tracfin declarants or correspondents during the year, the updated data regarding the identity of Tracfin declarants and correspondents included in table B2 mentioned in Article 1 must be sent to the General Secretariat of the Prudential Control Authority using the same transmission methods.
Article 4 Subject entities must keep the collected information and all documents used to prepare it available to the General Secretariat of the Prudential Control Authority for a period of five years from their date of transmission.
Paris, September 29, 2010 The President of the Prudential Control Authority, [Christian NOYER]
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING INSURANCE Tables.xls / 1 INSURANCE COMPANIES COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER SIREN ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING TABLE B1 Unless otherwise indicated, the articles cited in the questionnaire refer to the Monetary and Financial Code (CMF). The questionnaire also refers to the Insurance Code (C.Ass) and the Tax Procedure Code (LPF).
ARTICLE ARTICLE 1 1.1 Has your company designated a person responsible for implementing the anti-money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment and management system provided for in Article L.561-32? R. 561-38 I 1° 1.2 Is the person responsible for implementing this system a member of your management? R. 561-38 I 1° 1.3 Does the person responsible for implementing this system regularly report on their activities to the persons in charge of running the company mentioned in Article L. 321-10 of the C.Ass? 1.4 Are the names of TRACFIN declarants communicated without delay: R. 561-23 1.4.1 - to TRACFIN? 1.4.2 - to the General Secretariat of the ACP? 1.5 Are the names of TRACFIN correspondents communicated without delay: R. 561-24 1.5.1 - to TRACFIN? 1.5.2 - to the General Secretariat of the ACP? 1.6 Please fill in the ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING B2 table with the identity of the person responsible for implementing the anti-money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment and management system provided for in Article L.561-32, as well as the identity of the declarants and TRACFIN correspondents. 1.7 Do your procedures provide for notifying the General Secretariat of the ACP and TRACFIN without delay of any modification concerning the identity of the declarants and TRACFIN correspondents? R. 561-23 and R. 561-24 1.8 Does the identity of the declarants and TRACFIN correspondents appear in your company's internal written rules (for example, in the AML-CFT procedures)? 1.9 Are any modifications concerning the declarants or TRACFIN correspondents (designation of new declarants or correspondents, change of contact details, etc.) communicated without delay to your company's staff? 1.10 Does your company ensure that the declarants and TRACFIN correspondents communicate to each other the information brought to their attention by TRACFIN and keep themselves informed of requests emanating from them? R.561-27 1.11 Do your procedures provide that the declarants and TRACFIN correspondents keep the person responsible for implementing the anti-money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment and management system informed of declarations transmitted to TRACFIN as well as requests and information brought to their attention by TRACFIN? Does your company's activity relate exclusively to operations covered by Article R. 561-16 of the CMF, pursuant to Article L. 561-9 II of the same Code? Enter your registration number and SIREN Question No. ACTIVITY ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST FINANCING QUESTIONNAIRE (AML-CFT) GOVERNANCE, DECLARANTS AND TRACFIN CORRESPONDENTS ORGANIZATION RESPONSES RESPONSES Instruction No. 2010-I-04 regarding information on the anti-money laundering and terrorist financing prevention system concerning insurance companies Annex 1 Prudential Control Authority 3
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING INSURANCE Tables.xls / 2.1 Has your company developed a classification of anti-money laundering and terrorist financing risks? R. 561-38 I 2° 2.2 Does this risk classification take into account the following elements: R. 561-38 I 2° of the CMF and A. 310-8 I of the C.Ass 2.2.1 - the nature of the products or services offered? 2.2.2 - the characteristics of the counterparties? 2.2.3 - the specific conditions of the operations (for example, nature, complexity, location)? 2.2.4
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING INSURANCE Tables.xls / 3 4.5 Does all the concerned staff of your company benefit from regular training and information to update their AML-CFT knowledge? L. 561-33 4.6 Do your procedures provide that the delivery of AML-CFT training is subject to traceability of the funding? 4.7 Have the trainings been broken down into different versions according to the activities actually performed? 4.8 Specify the date of the last AML-CFT training delivered to staff: 4.9 Indicate the proportion of people trained on the new legislative context since the publication of Ordinance No. 2009-104 of January 30, 2009, compared to all staff, as of October 31, 2010: 5 5.1 Does your company carry out periodic reviews of the AML-CFT system? R.561-38 I 5° of the CMF and A.310-9 I of the C.Ass 5.2 Are the persons in charge of the periodic review hierarchically and functionally independent from the person responsible for implementing the anti-money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment and management system provided for in Article L. 561-32? 5.3 Do your procedures provide that the results of the periodic reviews are the subject of a report communicated: A.310-9 I of the C.Ass 5.3.1 - to the persons in charge of running the company mentioned in Article L. 321-10 of the C.Ass? 5.3.2
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING INSURANCE Tables.xls / 4 6.3 Do your procedures provide that the information and evidence obtained during the enhanced examination of operations mentioned in Article L. 561-10-2 II are kept for at least 5 years from the execution of said operations? L. 561-12 and R. 561-22 6.4 Do your procedures provide that identification and vigilance documents relating to policyholders - as well as payers if they are different -, if applicable to beneficial owners, and to beneficiaries of anonymous capitalization bonds are kept for at least 6 years from the date of repayment? L. 102 B of the LPF 6.5 Are the documents related to AML-CFT kept in such a way that they are immediately accessible to satisfy the exercise of the right of communication by TRACFIN and by the ACP? 7 7.1 Is your company part of a group as defined in Article L.511-20 III of the CMF and Article L.334-2 of the C.Ass? 7.2 In the event that your company belongs to a group: 7.2.1 - is the TRACFIN declarant of your company designated at the group level? R. 561-28 7.2.2 - is the TRACFIN correspondent of your company designated at the group level? R. 561-28 7.3 Do your procedures provide that the entities composing your group exchange the following information necessary for the organization of vigilance within the group: R. 561-29 7.3.1
Tableaux BLANCHIMENT ASSUR.xls / 5 8.1 Do your procedures provide for identifying and verifying the identity of all new counterparties before entering into a business relationship? L.561-5 8.2 If applicable, do your procedures provide for identifying and verifying the identity of beneficial owners before entering into a business relationship? L.561-5 8.3 If applicable, do your procedures provide for verifying the identity of payers if they are different from the counterparties? L.561-5 8.4 Is Article A. 310-5 of the Insurance Code applied? 8.5 Do your procedures provide for verifying the identity and authority of persons acting on behalf of counterparties? R. 561-5 8.6 In the event of the subscription of an insurance contract, do your procedures provide for verifying the identity of the beneficiary of the contract at the latest at the time of payment of the benefit to the beneficiary? R. 561-6 8.7 Do your procedures provide for gathering knowledge elements regarding counterparties and, if applicable, beneficial owners, before entering into a business relationship? L. 561-6 8.8 Do your procedures provide for not pursuing a business relationship in the absence of: L. 561-8 8.8.1 - identification of one of the counterparties - as well as payers if they are different - ? 8.8.2 - identification of one of the beneficial owners? 8.8.3 - information regarding the nature and object of the business relationship? 8.9 Have you organized the updating of active business relationship files, in order to satisfy the new obligations regarding the knowledge of persons introduced in 2009? Article 19 of Ordinance n°2009-104 of January 30, 2009 8.10 Please specify in the "tableau blanchiment B4" (comments table) the progress regarding the updating of active business relationship files in order to satisfy these new obligations. 8.11 Do your procedures provide for updating the identification and knowledge elements of the business relationship? R. 561-11 9 9.1 Outside the hypotheses of application of Article A.310-5 of the Insurance Code, do your procedures provide for verifying, before entering into a business relationship, the identity of counterparties - as well as payers if they are different - natural persons upon presentation of: R. 561-5 9.1.1 - a valid official identity document (identity card, passport, etc.)? 9.1.2 - another document? 9.2 Do your procedures provide, for a natural person, to record and retain the following mandatory mentions: R. 561-5 9.2.1 - information relating to the person (names, first names, date and place of birth)? 9.2.2
Tableaux BLANCHIMENT ASSUR.xls / 6 11.3.4 - the object and nature of the business relationship? L.561-7 11.4 Are these information elements made available to your company without delay by the third parties? R. 561-13 11.5 Are the copies of identification documents of counterparties - as well as payers if they are different -, if applicable, beneficial owners, as well as any relevant document concerning the information elements transmitted at the first request of your company by the third parties? R. 561-13 11.6 Has your company signed an agreement defining the terms of transmission of the collected elements and control of the diligence implemented with the third parties to which your company calls upon? R. 561-13 11.7 Do you present to other regulated persons persons on whom you have already carried out diligence (identification, object and nature of the business relationship, knowledge)? L. 561-7 I 11.8 Do your procedures provide for the conditions under which your company is authorized to communicate to regulated third parties information relating to the identification and knowledge of your counterparties - as well as payers if they are different -, if applicable beneficial owners? L. 561-7 I 12 12.1 Before entering into a business relationship, do your procedures provide for gathering information relating to the object and nature of the relationship? R. 561-12 12.2 Do the information to be collected regarding the object and nature of the business relationship concern: R. 561-12 12.2.1 - the amount and nature of the envisaged operations? 12.2.2 - the source of funds? 12.2.3 - other elements? 12.3 Before entering into a business relationship, do your procedures provide for gathering information on the professional, economic and financial situation of counterparties and if applicable, beneficial owners? R. 561-12 Do these information concern: Arrêté du 2 September 2009 12.3.1 - professional activities currently or previously exercised? 12.3.2 - revenues or any element allowing to estimate other resources? 12.3.3 - the patrimonial or financial situation? 12.3.4 - other elements? 12.4 Please specify in the BLANCHIMENT B4 table the other information elements that your AML-CFT procedures provide for collecting on counterparties and, if applicable, on beneficial owners. 12.5 Is the information collection process formalized by the use of a standard knowledge form for counterparties and, if applicable, beneficial owners? ARTICLE 13 13.1 Do your procedures provide for benefiting from the regime provided for in Articles R. 561-15 and R. 561-16, in matters: L. 561-9 II 13.1.1
Tableaux BLANCHIMENT ASSUR.xls / 7 14.1.4 - identifying the object and nature of the business relationship? ARTICLE 15 15.1 Do your procedures provide for applying complementary identification measures in the presence of: L. 561-10 15.1.1
Tableaux BLANCHIMENT ASSUR.xls / 8 19 19.1 Has your company equipped itself with a monitoring and analysis device adapted to its activities, its clientele, its locations and the risks identified by the money laundering and terrorist financing risk classification? A. 310-8 VI of the Insurance Code 19.2 Does the monitoring device allow to follow and identify operations or business relationships inconsistent with the knowledge of counterparties, and if applicable, beneficial owners? L. 561-6 of the Financial and Monetary Code and A. 310-8 VI of the Insurance Code 19.3 Do your procedures provide for an examination of identified operations that would be inconsistent with the knowledge of counterparties, if applicable beneficial owners, and the object and nature of the contract? L. 561-6 19.4 Do your procedures provide for regular monitoring of business relationships classified under enhanced vigilance? L. 561-10-2 19.5 In the event of renunciation, do your procedures provide that funds are systematically returned to the account used to pay the premium amount? 19.6 Are cash payments accepted by your company? 19.7 Indicate the maximum possible annual threshold for cash payments: L.112-6 20 20.1 Do your procedures provide that a reinforced examination of any operation is carried out: L. 561-10-2 II 20.1.1 - particularly complex? 20.1.2 - of an unusually high amount? 20.1.3 - not appearing to have an economic justification? 20.1.4 - not appearing to have a lawful object? 20.2 Do the criteria for identifying operations requiring a reinforced examination cover notably: 20.2.1 - cash payments unitary or cumulative beyond a certain amount? 20.2.2 - operations beyond a certain amount carried out with non-residents? 20.2.3
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22.3 Do your procedures provide for obtaining corroborating evidence in case of doubt as to the veracity of the information obtained or in case of inconsistency with the information you have regarding the counterparties, where applicable the beneficial owners, and the beneficiaries?
22.4 Indicate the number of files that have been subject to enhanced examination of transactions, with or without leading to the filing of a suspicious transaction report: 22.4.1 - in 2009 22.4.2 - during the first half of 2010
ARTICLE 23
23.1 Do your procedures provide for a suspicious transaction report to be filed with TRACFIN in the presence of sums or transactions that you know, suspect, or have good reasons to suspect: L. 561-15 I 23.1.1 - originate from an offense punishable by a prison sentence of more than one year? 23.1.2 - participate in the financing of terrorism?
23.2 Following the enhanced examination of certain transactions and the obtaining of supporting documents or additional information (L.561-10-2 II), do your procedures provide for filing a suspicious transaction report with TRACFIN in case of doubt regarding the information obtained? L. 561-15 III
23.3 Do your procedures provide that any transaction for which the identity of the order giver, the beneficial owner, or the settlor of a trust fund or any other asset management instrument remains doubtful despite the due diligence performed is systematically declared to TRACFIN? L.561-15 IV
23.4 Do your procedures provide that the person responsible for filing suspicious transaction reports with TRACFIN is informed when a business relationship is not pursued due to the impossibility of identifying or obtaining knowledge elements regarding the counterparties and, where applicable, the beneficial owners? L. 561-8 and R. 561-14
23.5 Do you systematically use the standard TRACFIN form to file a suspicious transaction report? The standard TRACFIN form can be downloaded from the following website: http://www.tracfin.minefi.gouv.fr/form_declar.htm
23.6 Do your procedures provide that the following mandatory information elements are filled in your suspicious transaction reports: R. 561-31 23.6.1 - the identity and contact details of the TRACFIN declarant? 23.6.2 - the identification and knowledge elements of the counterparties - as well as payers if they are different -, where applicable the beneficial owners, and the beneficiaries? 23.6.3 - the object and nature of the business relationship? 23.6.4 - the description of the transactions concerned? 23.6.5 - the analysis elements that led to establishing the business relationship? 23.6.6 - if the transaction has not yet been executed, its execution deadline? 23.6.7 - the analysis elements that led to declaring the transaction?
23.7 Does your company use tele-declaration to transmit its suspicious transaction reports to TRACFIN?
23.8 In the event of a suspicious transaction report, do your procedures provide for always sending to TRACFIN: R. 561-31 23.8.1 - information relating to the identification of the counterparties - as well as payers if they are different -, where applicable the beneficial owners, and the beneficiaries? 23.8.2 - information relating to the knowledge of the counterparties, and where applicable the beneficial owners? 23.8.3 - information justifying the suspicion?
23.9 Do your procedures provide that employees and executives, other than the declarants and TRACFIN correspondents, can take the initiative to file a suspicious transaction report in exceptional cases and due to urgency, in particular? R. 561-23
23.10 Do your procedures contain provisions regarding the confidentiality of the existence, content, and follow-up reserved for a suspicious transaction report: L. 561-19 and L. 561-26 23.10.1 - vis-à-vis the owner of the sums or the author of the transaction? 23.10.2 - vis-à-vis any other third party outside of the ACP?
23.11 Is any new information capable of invalidating, confirming, or modifying the elements contained in a suspicious transaction report brought to the knowledge of TRACFIN without delay? L. 561-15 V
23.12 Do your procedures provide for suspending the execution of a transaction for 24 hours following a suspicious transaction report, when that report is filed prior to the transaction? L. 561-16 and L. 561-25
23.13 Do your procedures provide that the suspension of the transaction is extended by 48 hours in case of opposition to the execution of the transaction by TRACFIN? L. 561-25
23.14 Do your procedures provide for the possibility of communicating the existence and content of a suspicious transaction report to another financial institution under the conditions provided for in L. 561-21, when you intervene for the same client and in the same transaction? L. 561-21
23.15 Indicate the number of suspicious transaction reports filed in: 23.15.1 - 2009 23.15.2 - 2008
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23.16 Specify the number of suspicious transaction reports related to the financing of terrorism filed: 23.16.1 - during the last five years 23.16.2 - in 2009
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24.1 Do your procedures provide for filing a suspicious transaction report with TRACFIN in the presence of sums or transactions that you know, suspect, or have good reasons to suspect originate from tax fraud when there is the presence of at least one of the 16 criteria specified by the decree of July 16, 2009 (D.561-32-1 of the CMF)? L.561-15 II
24.2 Is the list of non-cooperative states and territories fixed by the order of the ministers in charge of the economy and budget: D.561-32-1 du CMF, Arrêté du 12/02/10 en application du 238-0 A du CGI et Instruction du 26/07/10 publiée au BO des impôts du 05/08/10 24.2.1 - taken into account to determine the level of risk or vigilance to be applied during the establishment of a business relationship (risk classification)? 24.2.2 - included in your control tools to detect tax fraud operations, and the transfer of profits to destinations with privileged taxation likely to fall within the scope of a suspicious transaction report to TRACFIN?
24.3 Are criteria relating to tax fraud, within the meaning of the decree of July 16, 2009, taken into account in your transaction monitoring procedures? D. 561-32-1
ARTICLE 25
25.1 Has your company put in place an adapted mechanism for its activities to verify that the counterparties - as well as payers if they are different -, where applicable the beneficial owners, and the beneficiaries are not subject to asset freezing measures under European or national regulations? L. 562-3
25.2 Does your monitoring mechanism allow for the identification of sums or transactions carried out by or on behalf of or for the benefit of persons subject to restrictive asset freezing measures: 25.2.1 - immediately? L. 562-3 25.2.2 - periodically? L. 562-3
25.3 Are you in possession of updated lists of persons subject to restrictive asset freezing measures? L .562-3 du CMF et A. 310-8 du C.Ass
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26.1 Does your company have a wealth management service? 26.2 Has your company and/or one of its subsidiaries and/or branches been sanctioned by a supervisory or regulatory authority abroad for failure to comply with obligations related to AML/CFT? 26.3 Does your company have subsidiaries and/or branches in a state or territory that is non-cooperative in tax matters? D.561-32-1 du CMF, Arrêté du 12/02/10 en application du 238-0 A du CGI et Instruction du 26/07/10 publiée au BO des impôts du 05/08/10 26.4 Does your company have subsidiaries and/or branches in a country that, in the sense of the FATF, presents strategic deficiencies in AML/CFT matters? 26.5 Does your company have subsidiaries and/or branches in a country that is subject to international financial sanctions? 26.6 What is the life insurance turnover generated by your subsidiaries (held at 50% or more) abroad? 26.7 What is the life insurance turnover generated by your subsidiaries and branches located in the DOM-ROM and COM (French Overseas Territories)? 26.8 What percentage of turnover represents the online sale of your life insurance products?
TAX FRAUD VARIOUS INFORMATION
Question No. ASSET FREEZING MECHANISM AND TOOLS Question No. RESPONSES RESPONSES
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SIGNATORY FUNCTION DATE SIGNATURE OF THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE COMPANY UNDER ARTICLE L.321-10 OF THE INSURANCE CODE
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Subject-liable entities are required to communicate to TRACFIN and to the ACP the identity of their executives or agents authorized who:
DATE DESIGNATION TITLE FIRST NAME LAST NAME AUTHORIZATION ADDRESS POSTAL CODE CITY TELEPHONE EMAIL
DATE DESIGNATION TITLE FIRST NAME ADDRESS POSTAL CODE CITY TELEPHONE EMAIL
Other / Remarks The information brought to our knowledge through this form will replace and cancel those previously communicated. We therefore thank you to fill out and pay particular attention to all sections of this form.
SIGNATORY FUNCTION DATE SIGNATURE OF THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE COMPANY UNDER ARTICLE L.321-10 OF THE INSURANCE CODE
SIREN: COMMUNICATION OF THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT MECHANISM FOR MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORISM FINANCING RISKS, MENTIONED IN ARTICLE R.561-38 I 1° OF THE MONETARY AND FINANCIAL CODE OTHER FUNCTION EXERCISED COMMUNICATION OF THE IDENTITY OF DECLARANTS AND TRACFIN CORRESPONDENTS
Company Name: Date: Registration Number: Company Category Tableau BLANCHIMENT B2 NAME OTHER FUNCTION EXERCISED
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Tableau BLANCHIMENT B3
COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER SIREN NAME TYPE COUNTRY Local provisions oppose AML/CFT obligations DATE OF EVENTUAL SANCTION OBJECT / NATURE OF SANCTION REMARKS
LIST OF FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES AND BRANCHES
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1.2. Scope of the survey Insurance companies exercising direct insurance activity mentioned in Article L.310-1 of the Insurance Code, which carry out insurance operations falling under branches 20 to 26 mentioned in Article R.321-1 of the same Code, must respond to this questionnaire. These companies are hereinafter referred to as "entities".
1.3. Adaptation of the questionnaire to the activities of the entities When an entity carries out an activity exclusively concerning operations referred to in Article R.561-16 of the CMF, it is exempt from answering the grayed-out questions. Furthermore, when it answers NO or N/A to a question highlighted in yellow, the detailed questions related to it are automatically grayed out and do not need to be filled in.
1.4. Information collected The information filled in in the BLANCHIMENT B1 table as well as in the BLANCHIMENT B3 table is as of October 31, 2010. The information filled in in the BLANCHIMENT B2 table is as of the date of sending to the General Secretariat of the Prudential Control Authority. All questions, unless they have been grayed out, must receive an answer. The entity can answer by: – YES or NO (option indicated by the letter "A" in the answer box) ; – YES or NO or N/A (option indicated by the letter "B" in the answer box). The entire set of answers can be accompanied by comments, which must be drafted in the BLANCHIMENT B4 table. These comments must specify the reference of the table and the question to which they relate.
Question 20.2.4: The entity must indicate if it inquires about relationships that might exist between the different stakeholders in the insurance contract, in the case of complex operations without economic justification. The term beneficiary is to be understood in a broad sense. It also covers persons exercising a pledge, beneficiaries of a benefit, or a person requesting the refund of an anonymous capitalization bond.
1 The Sectoral Application Principles of the Prudential Control Authority regarding the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing for the insurance sector are available online on the Authority's official register, at the following address: http://www.banque-france.fr/acp/publications/documents/201007-principes-sectoriels-acp-blanchiment-assurances.pdf.
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Question 22.1: The destination of the sums in the context of enhanced examination concerns the economic use made of the funds. Question 22.1.4: The beneficiary referred to is the recipient of the sums involved in the transaction.
2.2. BLANCHIMENT B2 Table The information filled in in this table will update all the information previously transmitted by the entities to the Prudential Control Authority. The first box concerns the identity of the declarants and TRACFIN correspondents. The second box concerns the identity of the person responsible for implementing the assessment and management mechanism for money laundering and terrorism financing risks mentioned in Article R.561-38 I 1° of the Monetary and Financial Code.
2.3. BLANCHIMENT B3 Table The information on eventual sanctions concerns the field of money laundering and terrorism financing risk control. These can therefore also concern the general internal control mechanism.
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