Without prejudice to article 14 of this Convention, each State Party shall take such measures as may be necessary, in accordance with its domestic law, to require financial institutions within its jurisdiction to verify the identity of customers, to take reasonable steps to determine the identity of beneficial owners of funds deposited into high-value accounts and to conduct enhanced scrutiny of accounts sought or maintained by or on behalf of individuals who are, or have been, entrusted with prominent public functions and their family members and close associates.
Ne glede na 14. člen te konvencije vsaka država pogodbenica v skladu s svojim notranjim pravom sprejme potrebne ukrepe, da od finančnih ustanov pod njeno jurisdikcijo zahteva, da preverijo identiteto strank, sprejmejo primerne ukrepe za določitev identitete dejanskih upravičencev do uporabe sredstev z računov z visokimi zneski in poostreno nadzirajo račune, ki jih poskušajo odpreti ali jih imajo posamezniki, ki so jim ali so jim bile zaupane pomembne javne funkcije, njihovi družinski člani in tesni sodelavci ali nekdo v njihovem imenu.