Article 4 Specification on the provision of the place of birth

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Summary What does Article 4 of the RTS on customer due diligence say?

This brief article clarifies what constitutes sufficient information when collecting a customer's place of birth, as required under the identification obligations set out in Regulation (EU) 2024/1624.

It establishes a minimum standard while also requiring obliged entities to go further when the customer's identity documents contain more detail.

Important points:

Collect at least the country name as the minimum required information for a customer's place of birth.
If the customer's identity document, passport or equivalent contains additional place of birth details, those must also be collected.
This article directly supports the identification requirements in Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624.

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The information on place of birth as referred to in Article 22(1), point (a)(ii), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 shall consist of at least the country name. Should the identity document, passport or equivalent of the customer provide additional information on place of birth, such information shall be collected.

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