1. Host Member States may require electronic money issuers and payment services providers that have establishments in their territory in forms other than a branch, and whose head office is situated in another Member State, to appoint a central contact point where any of the following criteria is met:

(a) the number of such establishments is 10 or more;

(b) the cumulative amount of the electronic money distributed and redeemed, or the cumulative value of the payment transactions executed by the establishments is expected to exceed EUR 3 million per financial year or has exceeded EUR 3 million in the previous financial year;

(c) the information necessary to assess whether or not the criterion in point (a) or (b) is met is not made available to the host Member State's competent authority upon request and in a timely manner.

2. Without prejudice to the criteria set out in paragraph 1, host Member States may require categories of electronic money issuers and payment services providers that have establishments in their territory in forms other than a branch, and whose head office is situated in another Member State, to appoint a central contact point where this requirement is commensurate to the level of money laundering or terrorist financing risk associated with the operation of those establishments.