In order to send a SWIFT payment to FRANCE it is highly recommended to meet the following recommendations:
Remitter should obtain all required bank information from the Beneficiary, such as SWIFT BIC, IBAN, and beneficiary bank address. All payments between residents and non-residents exceeding EUR 50,000 have to be reported to the Banque de France on a monthly basis. IBAN and SWIFT BIC are required for all euro payments under SEPA standards, which apply for payments to beneficiaries with accounts in France.For the following financial institutions in FRANCE you can find a list of their correspondent banks with the currencies and nostro accounts. Also you will find an instructions how to track the payments and other useful information which will help you to send/receive a SWIFT funds transfer or investigate a status of existing payment.
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