Voting advisers shall make public the code of conduct to which they refer and report on its application. Where a voting adviser does not refer to a code of conduct or where, in referring to such a code, it departs from some of its provisions, it shall state the reason and indicate the list of provisions thus departed from and, where applicable, the provisions taken in substitution.
In order to inform their clients of the exact content and reliability of their activities, voting advisors shall make public, at least annually, information concerning the preparation of their research, advice and voting recommendations.
Voting advisors shall prevent and manage any conflict of interest and any commercial relationship that may influence the preparation of their research, advice or voting recommendations. They shall make such conflicts and relationships known to their clients without delay. They shall make public and inform their clients of the measures taken to prevent and manage such conflicts and relationships.
A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall specify the procedures for applying this article.