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- (1) ‘credit institution’ means a credit institution as defined…
- (2) ‘financial institution’ means:1 change
- (3) ‘property’ means assets of any kind, whether corporeal or…
- (4) ‘criminal activity’ means any kind of criminal involvement…2 changes
- (5) ‘self-regulatory body’ means a body that represents member…
- (6) ‘beneficial owner’ means any natural person(s) who ultimat…1 change
- (7) ‘trust or company service provider’ means any person that,…
- (8) ‘correspondent relationship’ means:1 change
- (9) ‘politically exposed person’ means a natural person who is…
- (10) ‘family members’ includes the following:
- (11) ‘persons known to be close associates’ means:
- (12) ‘senior management’ means an officer or employee with suff…
- (13) ‘business relationship’ means a business, professional or…
- (14) ‘gambling services’ means a service which involves wagerin…
- (15) ‘group’ means a group of undertakings which consists of a…
- (16) ‘electronic money’ means electronic money as defined in po…1 change
- (17) ‘shell bank’ means a credit institution or financial insti…1 change
- (18) ‘crypto-asset’ means a crypto-asset as defined in Article…2 changes
- (19) ‘crypto-asset service provider’ means a crypto-asset servi…2 changes
- (20) ‘self-hosted address’ means a self-hosted address as defin…1 change
(2)‘financial institution’ means:
(a)an undertaking other than a credit institution, which carries out one or more of the activities listed in points (2) to (12), (14) and (15) of Annex I to Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote, including the activities of currency exchange offices (bureaux de change);
(b)an insurance undertaking as defined in point (1) of Article 13 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote, insofar as it carries out life assurance activities covered by that Directive;
(c)an investment firm as defined in point (1) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote;
(d)a collective investment undertaking marketing its units or shares;
(e)an insurance intermediary as defined in point (5) of Article 2 of Directive 2002/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote where it acts with respect to life insurance and other investment-related services, with the exception of a tied insurance intermediary as defined in point (7) of that Article;
(f)branches, when located in the Union, of financial institutions as referred to in points (a) to (e), whether their head office is situated in a Member State or in a third country;
(g)crypto-asset service providers;
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