Instruction No. 2017-I-17 of October 3, 2017 amending Instruction No. 2013-I-10 on information regarding the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing system

INSTRUCTION NO. 2017-I-17 OF OCTOBER 3, 2017 AMENDING INSTRUCTION NO. 2013-I-10 ON INFORMATION REGARDING THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER-TERRORIST FINANCING SYSTEM OF MANUAL EXCHANGE DEALERS

The Prudential Control and Resolution Authority,

Having regard to the Monetary and Financial Code, in particular Chapter IV of Title II of Book V and Chapters I and II of Title VI of Book V as well as Article L. 612-24;

Having regard to the Order of September 10, 2009 relating to the activity of manual exchange dealer, as amended by the Order of October 22, 2015;

Having regard to Instruction No. 2013-I-10 of October 3, 2013 relating to information on the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing system of manual exchange dealers, as amended by Instruction No. 2016-I-12 of June 6, 2016;

Having regard to the opinion of the Consultative Committee on the Fight against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing dated September 19, 2017;

DECIDES

Article 1

Article 1 of Instruction No. 2013-I-10 is hereby amended as follows:

a) In the first paragraph, the reference "II of Article L.524-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code" is replaced by the reference "7° of Article L.561-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code";

b) In the second paragraph, the title of B1 "Identity of the reporting person(s) and Tracfin correspondent(s)" is replaced by the following title: "Identity of the reporting person(s) and Tracfin correspondent(s), as well as of the person responsible for the implementation of the AML/CFT system".

Article 2

Article 3 of Instruction No. 2013-I-10 is hereby amended as follows:

a) The third paragraph is replaced as follows: "In addition to the submission on paper, the regulated entities shall enter Tables B1, B2, B3, B4 and B5 in electronic form on the ONEGATE portal";

b) In the fourth paragraph, after the words "Tables B1, B2, B3 and B5 are sent to the General Secretariat of the Prudential Control and Resolution Authority by March 31 of each year at the latest.", the words "By way of derogation, their submission for the 2017 financial year shall be made by June 30, 2018 at the latest." are inserted.

Article 3

The MONEY LAUNDERING tables and the methodological guide appearing in the annex to Instruction No. 2013-I-10 are replaced by the MONEY LAUNDERING tables and the methodological guide appearing in the annex to this Instruction.

For regulated entities authorized to operate during the year 2017, the annex to this Instruction enters into force on January 1, 2018.

Article 4

This Instruction shall be published in the Official Register of the Prudential Control and Resolution Authority.

Paris, October 3, 2017

The President of the Prudential Control and Resolution Authority,

[Denis BEAU]