Article 5 Specification on nationalities

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For the purposes of Article 22 (1), point (a)(iii), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 obliged entities shall obtain information on all nationalities or, where applicable, the statelessness and refugee or subsidiary protection status of the customer, any natural person purporting to act on behalf of the customer, and the natural persons on whose behalf or for the benefit of whom a transaction or activity is being conducted.

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