The payment of at least 40% of the variable part of the total remuneration is deferred for a period of at least four years. The amount of the payment is fixed taking into account the nature of the business, the risks to which it is exposed and the activity of the person concerned within the credit institution or finance company. In institutions of significant importance in terms of their size, internal organisation and the nature, scale and complexity of their activities, the payment of at least 40% of the variable part of total remuneration is deferred for a period of at least five years for members of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions and the persons referred to in Article L. 511-13.
For particularly high variable remuneration, the payment of at least 60% of the variable portion is deferred for a period of at least four years. In addition to the criteria mentioned in the previous paragraph, the deferral period takes into account the business cycle of the credit institution or finance company.
In all cases, remuneration that has been deferred in accordance with the first paragraph shall not be acquired more quickly than on a pro rata temporis basis.