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Article L533-12-7 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Investment service providers may not send, directly or indirectly, by electronic means, promotional communications to clients who are likely to be non-professional, in particular potential clients, relating to the provision of investment services concerning financial contracts that are not admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility, falling within one of the categories of contracts defined by the General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers and having one of the following characteristics:

1° The maximum risk is not known at the time of subscription;

2° The risk of loss exceeds the amount of the initial financial contribution;

3° The risk of loss in relation to the potential corresponding benefits is not reasonably comprehensible in view of the particular nature of the financial contract proposed.

This article does not apply to information published on their website by investment services providers marketing the financial contracts mentioned in the first paragraph.

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Article L533-12-7

Les prestataires de services d’investissement ne peuvent adresser, directement ou indirectement, par voie électronique, des communications à caractère promotionnel à des clients susceptibles d’être non professionnels, notamment des clients potentiels, relatives à la fourniture de services d’investissement portant sur des contrats financiers qui ne sont pas admis aux négociations sur un marché réglementé ou un système multilatéral de négociation, relevant de l’une des catégories de contrats définies par le règlement général de l’Autorité des marchés financiers et présentant l’une des caractéristiques suivantes :

1° Le risque maximal n’est pas connu au moment de la souscription ;

2° Le risque de perte est supérieur au montant de l’apport financier initial ;

3° Le risque de perte rapporté aux avantages éventuels correspondants n’est pas raisonnablement compréhensible au regard de la nature particulière du contrat financier proposé.

Le présent article ne s’applique pas aux informations publiées sur leur site internet par les prestataires de services d’investissement commercialisant les contrats financiers mentionnés au premier alinéa.

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