Regulations Governing Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing for Notaries Article 15

While conducting due diligence on the applicant, if a notary cannot complete the such due diligence or if the applicant has any of the following circumstances, the notary shall refuse to conduct notarization or attestation: 1. The applicant is suspected of using an anonymous name, fake name, a nominee, a shell company, or a shell legal person/organization.2. The applicant refuses to provide the required documents for identifying and verifying its identity.3. The applicant uses forged or altered identification documents.4. The applicant only provides photocopies of the identification documents.5. Documents provided by the applicant are suspicious or unclear, or the applicant refuses to provide other supporting documents, or the documents provided cannot be verified.6. The applicant procrastinates in providing identification documents in an unusual manner.7. The applicant is an individual, a legal person or an organization sanctioned under the Counter-Terrorism Financing Act, or a terrorist or terrorist group identified or investigated by a foreign government or an international organization. However, this does not apply to payments made under the first paragraph, Article 6 of the Counter-Terrorism Financing Act.8. Other unusual circumstances exist and the applicant fails to provide reasonable explanations.