I.-Any insurance or reinsurance intermediary or any insurance intermediary on an ancillary basis registered in France who intends to carry on business for the first time in another Member State under the freedom to provide services regime shall send the following information to the body that keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1:
1° His name, address and registration number;
2° The Member State or Member States in which he intends to conduct business;
3° Among the categories of intermediaries, the category under which he intends to conduct business and, where applicable, the name of any insurance or reinsurance undertaking that he represents;
4° The classes of insurance concerned, if applicable.
II.-The body that keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1 shall communicate the information referred to in I to the competent authority of the host Member State within one month of receiving it. This body shall inform the insurance or reinsurance intermediary or the incidental insurance intermediary in writing that the competent authority of the host Member State has received this information and that he may commence business in that State. Where appropriate, this body shall at the same time inform the intermediary that information concerning the provisions of general interest applicable to the activity envisaged in the host Member State has been published by the competent authorities of that State, and that the intermediary must comply with these provisions in order to be able to commence business there.
III. -In the event of a change in one of the items of information communicated in accordance with I, the insurance or reinsurance intermediary or the incidental insurance intermediary shall notify the body that keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1 in writing at least one month before implementing the change. The competent authority of the host Member State is also informed of this change by this body as soon as possible, and no later than one month from the date of receipt of this information.
IV – The body that keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1 shall acknowledge receipt of the information referred to in I that is sent to it by the authority of the home Member State of an insurance or reinsurance intermediary or an insurance intermediary on an ancillary basis who wishes to carry on business in France under the freedom to provide services regime.