Article 22
1. By way of derogation from the prohibitions in Article 21(1) and (2), the competent authorities of the Member States may authorise:
(a) the transactions mentioned in points (a) to (e) of Article 21(4) with a value above EUR 15 000 or equivalent; and
(b) the transactions mentioned in Article 21(5) with a value above EUR 5 000 or equivalent.
2. The requirement for authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply regardless of whether the transfer of funds is executed in a single operation or in several operations which appear to be linked. For the purpose of this Regulation, "operations which appear to be linked" includes: