Source: OJ L 150, 9.6.2023, pp. 1–39

Current language: EN

Article 20 Detection of missing information on the originator or the beneficiary


The intermediary crypto-asset service providermeans a crypto-asset service provider that is not the crypto-asset service provider of the originator or of the beneficiary and that receives and transmits a transfer of crypto-assets on behalf of the crypto-asset service provider of the originator or of the beneficiary, or of another intermediary crypto-asset service provider; shall implement effective procedures, including, where appropriate, monitoring after or during the transfers, in order to detect whether the information on the originatormeans a person that holds a crypto-asset account with a crypto-asset service provider, a distributed ledger address or a device allowing the storage of crypto-assets, and allows a transfer of crypto-assets from that account, distributed ledger address, or device, or, where there is no such account, distributed ledger address, or device, a person that orders or initiates a transfer of crypto-assets; or the beneficiarymeans a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of crypto-assets; referred to in Article 14(1), points (a), (b) and (c), and Article 14(2), points (a), (b) and (c), has been submitted previously, simultaneously or concurrently with the transfer or batch file transfermeans a bundle of several individual transfers of funds or transfers of crypto-assets put together for transmission; of crypto-assetsmeans a crypto-asset as defined in Article 3(1), point (5), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, except where falling within the categories listed in Article 2(2), (3) and (4) of that Regulation or otherwise qualifying as funds;, including where the transfer is made to or from a self-hosted addressmeans a distributed ledger address not linked to either of the following:a crypto-asset service provider;an entity not established in the Union and providing services similar to those of a crypto-asset service provider;.

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