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(b) A Member State or Switzerland shall have the option of extending the term "Preexisting Account" to mean also any Financial Account of an Account Holder, regardless of the date such Financial Account was opened, if:

(i) the Account Holder also holds with the Reporting Financial Institution, or with a

Related Entity within the same jurisdiction (being a Member State or Switzerland) as the Reporting Financial Institution, a Financial Account that is a Preexisting Account under subparagraph C(9)(a);

(ii) the Reporting Financial Institution, and, as applicable, the Related Entity within

the same jurisdiction (being a Member State or Switzerland) as the Reporting Financial Institution, treats both of the aforementioned Financial Accounts, and any other Financial Accounts of the Account Holder that are treated as Preexisting Accounts under point (b), as a single Financial Account for purposes of satisfying the standards of knowledge requirements set forth in paragraph A of Section VII, and for purposes of determining the balance or value of any of the Financial Accounts when applying any of the account thresholds;

(iii) with respect to a Financial Account that is subject to AML/KYC Procedures, the

Reporting Financial Institution is permitted to satisfy such AML/KYC Procedures for the Financial Account by relying upon the AML/KYC Procedures performed for the Preexisting Account described in subparagraph C(9)(a); and

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