For the application of this Title in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands:
1° A financial institution is defined in accordance with Article L. 722-2.
A financial institution thus defined may also be a financial holding company, a payment institution or a portfolio management company.
References to financial institutions within the meaning of 4° of Article L. 511-21 are replaced by references to financial institutions within the meaning of Article L. 722-2;
2° The word “branch” and the expression “banking service” are designated in accordance with Article L. 722-2.