Section 1: Definition

Any unsolicited contact, by any means whatsoever, with a specific natural person or legal entity with a view to obtaining their agreement to … constitutes a banking or financial solicitation: 1° The execution by one of the persons mentioned in 1° of Article L. 341-3 of a transaction in one of the financial instruments listed in Article L. 211-1 ; 2° The performance by one of the persons referred to…

The rules on direct marketing by banks or financial institutions do not apply to : 1° Contacts with qualified investors as defined in Article L. 411-2 .1 and with legal entities whose balance sheet total, turnover, assets under management, revenue or workforce exceed a threshold set by decree; 2° Making contact on the premises of the persons referred to in article L. 341-3, except where these persons are contractually linked,…