1.   Host Member States may require electronic money issuers and payment services providers that have establishments in their territory in forms other than a branch, and whose head office is situated in another Member State, to appoint a central contact point where any of the following criteria is met:

(a)	the number of such establishments is 10 or more;

(b)	the cumulative amount of the electronic money distributed and redeemed, or the cumulative value of the payment transactions executed by the establishments is expected to exceed EUR 3 million per financial year or has exceeded EUR 3 million in the previous financial year;

(c)	the information necessary to assess whether or not the criterion in point (a) or (b) is met is not made available to the host Member State's competent authority upon request and in a timely manner.

2.   Without prejudice to the criteria set out in paragraph 1, host Member States may require categories of electronic money issuers and payment services providers that have establishments in their territory in forms other than a branch, and whose head office is situated in another Member State, to appoint a central contact point where this requirement is commensurate to the level of money laundering or terrorist financing risk associated with the operation of those establishments.

3.   Host Member States shall base their assessment of the level of money laundering or terrorist financing risk associated with the operation of those establishments on the findings of risk assessments carried out in accordance with Article 6(1) and Article 7(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 and other credible and reliable sources available to them. As part of this assessment, host Member States shall take into account at least the following criteria:

(a)	the money laundering and terrorist financing risk associated with the types of products and services offered and the distribution channels used;

(b)	the money laundering and terrorist financing risk associated with the types of customers;

(c)	the money laundering and terrorist financing risk associated with the prevalence of occasional transactions over business relationships;

(d)	the money laundering and terrorist financing risk associated with the countries and geographic areas serviced.

4.   Without prejudice to the criteria set out in paragraphs 1 and 2, a host Member State may, in exceptional cases, empower the host Member State's competent authority require an electronic money issuer or payment services provider that has establishments in its territory in forms other than a branch, and whose head office is situated in another Member State, to appoint a central contract point providing that the host Member State has reasonable grounds to believe that the operation of establishments of that electronic money issuer or payment services provider presents a high risk of money laundering and terrorist financing.