Credit institutions and finance companies may not habitually engage in any activity other than those mentioned in Articles L. 311-1, L. 311-2 and L. 511-2 or governed by the Chapter VIII of Title I of Book III only under conditions defined by the Minister for the Economy.
These transactions must, in any event, remain of limited importance in relation to all the usual activities of the institution or company and must not prevent, restrict or distort competition on the market in question.