The bodies or undertakings referred to in Article 7 of L. 440-2 meet the following conditions:
they do not offer clearing services on behalf of third parties;
-they belong to one of the following categories:
-undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities;
-alternative investment funds within the meaning of Article 4(1)(a) of Directive 2011/61/EU excluding alternative investment funds which are substantially leveraged within the meaning of Article 111 of Commission Delegated Regulation No 231/2013 of 19 December 2012 ;
insurance or reinsurance undertakings authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of insurance and reinsurance;
-institutions for occupational retirement provision within the meaning of Article 6(1) of Directive (EU) 2016/2341 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision;
-other bodies and undertakings established in a third country included in the list provided for in 7 of Article L. 440-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code, whose activities are comparable to those of the organisations and undertakings referred to above;
-their membership is justified with regard to the nature of the financial instruments and related transactions cleared and their activity in the clearing house;
-they may only join a clearing house with the assistance of one of the entities mentioned in 1, 2 and 5 of Article L. 440-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code, under conditions specified in the clearing house’s operating rules.