Section 2: Shares.

I.-This article applies to the intermediaries mentioned in 1° to 4° of I of article L. 228-2 when they provide services to shareholders or other intermediaries in relation to the shares of companies that have their registered office in a Member State of the European Union and whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market established or operating in a Member State of the European Union. II.-The intermediaries…

The intermediaries referred to in article L. 228-29-7-2 facilitate the exercise by shareholders of their rights, in particular the right to attend and vote at general meetings, in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d’Etat. .

Any fees charged by an intermediary for the services mentioned in Articles L. 228-29-7-1 to L. 228-29-7-3 shall be non-discriminatory and proportionate to the costs incurred in providing these services. Any difference in charges resulting from the cross-border nature of the service shall be authorised only if it is explained and corresponds to the difference in costs incurred in providing the service. The charges shall be made public, under conditions…