Intermediaries in banking transactions and payment services who are natural persons acting in their own name, persons who direct, manage or administer intermediaries in banking transactions and payment services who are legal persons, and persons who are members of a supervisory body, have the power to sign on behalf of or are directly responsible for the intermediation activity within these intermediaries must meet the conditions of good repute and professional competence laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. This decree takes into account, in particular, the nature of the activity carried out by these persons.