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# Article 6 — Transfers of funds to outside the Union

*In force · Regulation (EU) 2023/1113, OJ L 150, 9.6.2023 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 19 Oct 2026 ·* [*Official source*](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1113/oj/eng)

1. In the case of a [batch file transfer](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/batch-file-transfer) from a single [payer](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/payer) where the [payment service providers](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/payment-service-provider) of the [payees](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/payee) are established outside the Union, Article 4(1) shall not apply to the individual transfers bundled together therein, provided that the batch file contains the information referred to in Article 4(1), (2) and (3), that that information has been verified in accordance with Article 4(4) and (5), and that the individual transfers carry the [payment account](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/payment-account) number of the payer or, where Article 4(3) applies, the [unique transaction identifier](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/unique-transaction-identifier).
2. By way of derogation from Article 4(1), and, where applicable, without prejudice to the information required in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 260/2012, where the [payment service provider](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/payment-service-provider) of the [payee](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/payee) is established outside the Union, transfers of [funds](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/funds) not exceeding EUR 1 000 that do not appear to be linked to other transfers of funds which, together with the transfer in question, exceed EUR 1 000, shall be accompanied by at least:

   **(a)** the names of the [payer](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/payer) and of the payee; and

   **(b)** the [payment account](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/payment-account) numbers of the payer and of the payee or, where Article 4(3) applies, the [unique transaction identifier](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/unique-transaction-identifier).

   By way of derogation from Article 4(4), the payment service provider of the payer need not verify the information on the payer referred to in this paragraph unless the payment service provider of the payer:

   **(a)** has received the [funds](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/funds) to be transferred in cash or in anonymous electronic money; or

   **(b)** has reasonable grounds for suspecting [money laundering](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/money-laundering) or [terrorist financing](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/tofr/terrorist-financing).

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[Chapter II — Obligations on payment service providers](/tofr/chapters/ii.md) › Section 1 — Obligations on the payment service provider of the payer · [← Article 5](/tofr/articles/5.md) · [Article 7 →](/tofr/articles/7.md)