38It follows that, apart from the specific situations referred to in Articles 19 to 24 of Directive 2015/849 and the situations involving relations with natural persons or legal entities established in the third countries listed by the Commission as high-risk third countries referred to in Article 18 of that directive, the application of enhanced due diligence measures presupposes, in accordance with the risk-based approach, the prior identification by the Member State or obliged entity of higher money laundering or terrorist financing risks. Therefore, other than in those specific situations, the assignment of a higher risk to a customer and, consequently, the application of enhanced due diligence measures to that customer are not automatic.
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