The authorisation of associations whose express statutory purpose is the defence of investors in transferable securities or financial products provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 452-1 may be granted to any association which, on the date of the application for authorisation, has been in existence for six months from the date of its declaration.
During the six months preceding the date of the application, the association must also have at least 200 individually paid-up members and have been effectively and publicly active in defending the interests of investors in securities or financial products, in particular by producing and distributing publications, holding information meetings and participating in discussion forums.