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Article 34 Scope of application of enhanced due diligence measures

1. In the cases referred to in Articles 29, 30, 31 and 36 to 46, as well as in other cases of higher risk that are identified by obliged entities pursuant to Article 20(2), second subparagraph, obliged entities shall apply enhanced due diligence measures to manage and mitigate such risks appropriately.

2. Obliged entities shall examine the origin and destination of funds involved in, and the purpose of, all transactions that fulfil at least one of the following conditions:

(a) the transaction is of a complex nature;

(b) the transaction is unusually large;

(c) the transaction is conducted in an unusual pattern;

(d) the transaction does not have an apparent economic or lawful purpose.

3. With the exception of the cases covered by Section 2 of this Chapter, when assessing the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing posed by a business relationship or occasional transaction, obliged entities shall take into account at least the factors of potential higher risk set out in Annex II

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