I. – The head office of any payment institution must be located in the same national territory as its registered office.
II. – Any payment institution authorised in France carries out at least part of its payment services business on French territory.
III. – Where a payment institution carries out hybrid activities within the meaning of Article L. 522-3, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall verify that the person responsible for managing the payment services activities meets the conditions set out in a of III of Article L. 522-6. The Authority may require that a separate legal entity be created for the payment services activities when the payment institution’s other activities undermine or threaten to undermine the financial health of the payment institution or the quality of the control exercised over the payment institution’s compliance with the obligations imposed on it.