Article 16 Identification and verification of the person purporting to act on behalf of the customer

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In relation to the identification and verification of the person purporting to act on behalf of the customer as referred in Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, and in addition to the information to be collected pursuant to the relevant provisions of Section 2, obliged entities shall obtain information which enables them to verify the existence and extent of the power of representation.

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