The portfolio management companies referred to in Article L. 532-9, which provide the investment services referred to in Article L. 321-1 or register the units or shares of the undertakings for collective investment they manage in registered form, adhere to a guarantee mechanism separate from that referred to in Article L. 322-1.
The purpose of this mechanism is to compensate investors in the event of unavailability of financial instruments or cash deposits held in breach of article L. 533-21, in respect of the activities mentioned in the first paragraph, under the conditions and within the limits set by the order provided for in article L. 322-9.
Persons excluded from compensation under article L. 312-4-1 may not benefit from this mechanism.