Any investment service provider other than a portfolio management company whose registered office is located in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Martin and which is authorised to provide investment services pursuant to Article L. 532-1, which wishes to carry on business in the territory of another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area under the freedom to provide services for the first time, or which wishes to change the nature of the services it provides there, shall notify the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decree.
In the case of investment firms, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall communicate this notification to the competent authority of the host Member State designated as the contact point within the meaning of Article 79(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments, within one month of its regular receipt. The investment firm may then start providing the declared investment services in the host Member State.