I.-The association shall set up a committee responsible for imposing the sanctions mentioned in the first paragraph of II of article L. 519-13 and in article L. 513-14 on its members.
This committee must guarantee its independence and impartiality.
It has at least three members, as follows:
1° One third of its members must be qualified individuals appointed for their expertise in banking and payment services and who are independent of the association and its members. The chairman of the committee shall be appointed from among these persons;
2° At least one representative of the General Meeting;
3° At least one representative of the Board of Directors.
Prior to their appointment, each member of the committee shall submit to the committee chairman a declaration of interests covering the last three years prior to their appointment. All members of the committee are informed of these declarations and of any subsequent change in a member’s situation that could give rise to a conflict of interest.
The written procedures provide for the obligation of abstention on the part of a member who is at risk of a conflict of interest.
II – Any sanction shall be imposed by a reasoned decision of the Committee. This decision is taken after the member concerned has been invited to make any observations in the context of a procedure specified by the Articles of Association.
The member concerned shall be notified of this decision within fifteen days of the date of its adoption by the Commission, by registered letter or by electronic registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the body that keeps the register referred to in article L. 512-1 of the Insurance Code, as provided for in the second and third paragraphs of I of article L. 519-14 of this code respectively, are notified within the same timeframe.