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Chapter I: Scope, definitions and professional and organisational requirements .

Article L511-1 of the French Insurance Code

I.-The distribution of insurance or reinsurance is the activity which consists of providing recommendations on insurance or reinsurance contracts, presenting, proposing or assisting in the conclusion of these contracts or carrying out other work preparatory to their conclusion, or contributing to their management and performance, particularly in the event of a claim. The provision of information on one or more insurance contracts according to criteria chosen by the policyholder or…

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Article L511-2 of the French Insurance Code

I.- Distributors of insurance and reinsurance products and their staff whose activities consist of providing recommendations on insurance or reinsurance contracts, presenting, proposing or helping to conclude such contracts or carrying out other work preparatory to their conclusion, possess, prior to the commencement of their activity, the appropriate knowledge and skills to enable them to carry out their duties and meet their obligations adequately. II.-Insurance and reinsurance intermediaries and the…

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Article L511-3 of the French Insurance Code

Insurance and reinsurance intermediaries, natural persons who work for an insurance or reinsurance undertaking or an insurance or reinsurance intermediary, and who are responsible for the distribution of insurance or reinsurance, as well as staff directly involved in this activity, must be of sufficiently good repute for their duties, this condition being verified in the light of the provisions of I to VI of article L. 322-2 which apply to…

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Article L511-4 of the French Insurance Code

In order to ensure compliance with the requirements set out in Articles L. 511-2 and L. 511-3 by staff engaged in the distribution of insurance or reinsurance, insurance or reinsurance undertakings shall approve, implement and regularly update their internal policies and appropriate internal procedures. They shall establish a function within the undertaking responsible for ensuring the proper implementation of the approved policies and procedures and shall communicate to the Autorité…

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Article L511-5 of the French Insurance Code

As part of the registration procedure, the body that keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1 exchanges relevant information on an ongoing basis with the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and its counterparts in the other Member States, particularly concerning the good repute and professional knowledge and skills of insurance or reinsurance intermediaries and insurance intermediaries acting on an ancillary basis. This body also…

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Article L511-6 of the French Insurance Code

All persons required to receive or disclose information in connection with the provisions of this chapter are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions set out inArticle L. 612-17 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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