Persons domiciled or having their registered office outside the territory of the Republic are authorised to solicit the public in France with a view to trading on a recognised foreign market in transferable securities, futures contracts or any financial products, when they have been approved by the competent supervisory authority in their country of origin and after the competent French authorities have ensured that the rules of competence, good repute and solvency to which such persons are subject are equivalent to those applicable in France.