Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

I. – Notwithstanding any provision or stipulation to the contrary, entities in the same group may enter into an agreement, to which the rules of this sub-section apply, the purpose or effect of which is to provide for the conditions under which one or more of the parties to the agreement may benefit, where it meets the conditions for early intervention referred to in I of Article L. 511-41-5, from…

I. – Where the supervisory board is responsible for the supervision of a group on a consolidated basis, the request for authorisation provided for in III of Article L. 613-46 shall be sent to the supervisory board by the parent institution in the EU party to the agreement. It shall include the draft agreement and identify the potential parties. The supervisory board shall, where appropriate, communicate this request to the…

I. – When the matter is referred to it by the authority of another Member State of the European Union responsible for the supervision of a group on a consolidated basis for the purpose of reaching a joint decision on a request for authorisation provided for in III of Article L. 613-46, the supervisory college shall provide all the cooperation required. In particular, it shall ensure, as far as it…

I. – The agreement is freely entered into by each of the parties acting in their own best interests, taking into account in particular any direct or indirect advantage that may result. It shall contain clauses designed to: 1° Define the forms that the support may take ; 2° Identify the remuneration received in return for granting such support and set the rules for calculating it; 3° Define the conditions…

I. – Financial support may be provided by an entity of a group pursuant to Article L. 613-46 only if the following conditions are met: 1° The financial support is intended to preserve or restore the financial stability of the group as a whole or of one of its entities and is in the best interests of the person providing it; 2° There is a reasonable prospect that the support…