Credit institutions may, without being subject to Articles L. 523-1 to L. 523-5, authorise any person exercising another profession to issue money exclusively to their customers who have an account with the characteristics mentioned in Article L. 314-1 opened in their books, against a payment order given with a means of payment associated with the aforementioned account.
The credit institution remains fully liable to its customers for the actions of the person referred to in the first paragraph arising in the course of the activity referred to in the same paragraph, including the latter’s compliance with the confidentiality of information of which it has knowledge in the course of this activity.
The person referred to in the first paragraph is included in the scope of the internal control system of the mandating credit institution.
If the credit institution does not maintain a separate cash office for the purpose of carrying out the transactions referred to in the first paragraph, the provisions relating to the issue of euro banknotes received from the public by credit institutions shall apply.
The activity referred to in the first paragraph remains ancillary and insignificant in relation to the agent’s main profession.