Where an electronic money institution carries out activities of a hybrid nature within the meaning of Article L. 526-3 or activities referred to in Articles L. 525-4 or L. 525-5, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall verify that the person responsible for the activities of issuing and managing electronic money fulfils the conditions referred to in a of II of Article L. 526-8.
The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may also require that a separate legal entity be created for the activities of issuing and managing electronic money if the other activities of the electronic money institution undermine or threaten to undermine the financial soundness of the electronic money institution or the quality of supervision of the electronic money institution’s compliance with the obligations imposed on it.