Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-15 apply taking into account the nature of the service offered or provided, the nature of the financial instrument in question, and the professional or non-professional nature of the client, particularly the potential client.
A professional client is a client who has the experience, knowledge and skills necessary to make his own investment decisions and properly assess the risks involved.
A decree specifies the criteria according to which clients are considered to be professional or non-professional and the conditions and procedures according to which non-professional clients may request to be treated as professional clients.