7. Member States shall ensure that entities in charge of central registers shall only refuse a request to access beneficial ownership information on one of the following grounds:
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(a)
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the applicant has not provided the necessary information or documents pursuant to paragraph 1;
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(b)
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a legitimate interest to access beneficial ownership information has not been demonstrated;
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(c)
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where on the basis of information in its possession, the entity in charge of the central register has a reasonable concern that the information will not be used for the purposes for which it was requested or that the information will be used for purposes that are not connected to the prevention of money laundering, its predicate offences or terrorist financing;
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(d)
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one or more of the situations referred to in Article 15 applies;
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(e)
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in the cases referred to in paragraph 3, the legitimate interest to access beneficial ownership information granted by the central register of another Member State does not extend to the purposes for which the information is sought;
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(f)
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where the applicant is in a third country and responding to the request to access information would not comply with the provisions of Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
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Member States shall ensure that entities in charge of central registers consider requesting additional information or documents from the applicant prior to refusing a request for access on the grounds listed in points (a), (b), (c) and (e) of the first subparagraph. Where entities in charge of central registers request additional information, the deadline for providing a response shall be extended by 7 working days.