Article L382-1 of the French Insurance Code
I. – Supplementary occupational pension funds may not commence operations until they have obtained administrative authorisation issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. Approval is granted at the request of the fund, for the operations referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 381-1 and for the coverage of additional guarantees referred to in article L. 143-2 arising therefrom. The fund may only carry out the…