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Chapter II: General principles relating to insurance mediation

Article R512-1 of the French Insurance Code

In order to carry out the business of insurance or reinsurance distribution, intermediaries and intermediaries on an ancillary basis in the categories mentioned in 1° to 4° of I of article R. 511-2 are registered in the register mentioned in article L. 512-1.

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Article R512-3 of the French Insurance Code

I.-The body provided for in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 512-1 shall take the form of an association. The articles of association of the association thus created shall be approved by order of the Minister responsible for the economy. II – The body is responsible for establishing, maintaining and updating the register referred to in article L. 512-1. To this end, it receives applications for registration or…

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Article R512-4 of the French Insurance Code

All intermediaries and ancillary intermediaries apply for registration on the Register of Intermediaries and for registration in the category or categories of intermediary in which they operate. To this end, they must compile a file showing that they meet the conditions for access to the activities in question. The content of this file is set by order of the Minister for the Economy. For the intermediaries mentioned and intermediaries on…

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Article R512-5 of the French Insurance Code

I.-Registration and enrolment are carried out within a maximum of two months from the date of receipt by the organisation of a complete file. The organisation will send the applicant a certificate showing the registration number and the date of registration. II – If the examination of the complete file shows that the application for registration does not comply with the provisions of this Code, the body will take a…

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Article R512-8 of the French Insurance Code

Within a legal entity, the condition of professional competence laid down in articles R. 512-9, R. 512-10 and R. 512-12 applies to the natural persons who are members or third parties who direct or manage this legal entity, or, where applicable, where the distribution activity is carried on as an ancillary activity to the principal activity, to the natural person or persons, within the management, to whom responsibility for the…

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Article R512-9 of the French Insurance Code

The intermediaries referred to in 1° and 2° of I of article R. 511-2, the credit institutions and finance companies referred to in the same article, and the employees referred to in a and c to f of 5° of the same article who perform the duties of production office managers or who are responsible for managing a production network must provide evidence of : 1° Either a work placement…

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Article R512-10 of the French Insurance Code

I.-Subject to the provisions of articles R. 512-9 and R. 512-12, the intermediaries referred to in 3° and 4° of I of article R. 511-2 and the employees referred to in a and c to f of 5° of the same article must provide proof of : 1° Either a professional training period of a reasonable and sufficient duration, which may not be less than 150 hours. The work placement,…

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Article R512-11 of the French Insurance Code

I-The purpose of the professional training course referred to in articles R. 512-9 and R. 512-10 is to enable trainees to acquire legal, technical, commercial and administrative skills prior to engaging in intermediation activities, as defined in a minimum training programme drawn up by the organisations representing the profession and approved by order of the Minister for the Economy. II – The skills acquired are tested at the end of…

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