Within credit institutions and finance companies of significant importance in terms of their size and internal organisation as well as the nature, scale and complexity of their activities, the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions shall set up a risk committee, an appointments committee and a remuneration committee.
The branches of credit institutions referred to in I of article L. 511-10, where they are of significant importance, are required to provide evidence of the existence of a risk committee and a remuneration committee, or of a mechanism for achieving the same objectives, competent for these branches.
The criteria for materiality according to which institutions are required to meet the obligations of this article are specified by order of the Minister for the Economy.