I. – The persons who effectively manage the business of the firm within the meaning of Article L. 532-2 .4 and the members of the board of directors, the supervisory board, the management board or any other body exercising equivalent functions within an investment firm must devote sufficient time to the performance of their duties.
II – Where the investment firm is of significant importance by virtue of its size, its internal organisation and the nature, scale and complexity of its activities, the persons referred to in I may not simultaneously hold, within any legal person:
1° More than one mandate for one of the functions mentioned in 1° of IV and two mandates for one of the functions mentioned in 2° of IV; or
2° More than four mandates for one of the functions mentioned in 2° of IV.
However, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, taking into account the particular situation and the nature, scale and complexity of the investment firm, authorise a person in one of the cases provided for in 1° or 2° above to hold an additional mandate for one of the functions mentioned in 2° of IV.
The provisions of this II do not apply to members appointed on the basis of Articles 4 or 6 of Order 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 on the governance and capital transactions of publicly held companies to the board of directors, supervisory board, management board or any other body exercising equivalent functions of an investment firm.
III – For the purposes of II, the following are considered to be a single function:
1° Functions performed within the same group within the meaning of Article L. 233-17-2 of the Commercial Code. Institutions and finance companies affiliated to a network and the central body within the meaning of Article L. 511-31 are deemed to be part of the same group for the purposes of this Article. The same applies to entities belonging to cooperative groups governed by similar provisions in the legislation applicable to them;
2° Positions held in undertakings, including non-financial entities, in which the investment firm has a qualifying holding within the meaning of Article 4(1)(36) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.
No account shall be taken of positions held in entities whose purpose is not primarily commercial, including when they take the form of commercial companies.
IV – The functions subject to the provisions of II are :
1° The duties of the persons who effectively manage the company within the meaning of Article L. 532-2.4, the duties of general manager, deputy general manager, member of the management board, sole general manager or any other person exercising equivalent duties;
2° The duties of a member of the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body performing equivalent duties.