I. – Before providing the account information service referred to in 8° of II of Article L. 314-1, providers of account information services shall submit an application for registration to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, together with the information defined by order.
II. – Before registering an account information service provider, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall verify that the provider meets the requirements set out in II and a of III of Article L. 522-6, II of Article L. 522-7-1 and I of Article L. 522-8 and that the persons declared to be in charge of its effective management and, where the account information service provider carries out hybrid activities within the meaning of Article L. 522-3, the person responsible for payment services activities mentioned in Article L. 522-8 meet the conditions mentioned in III of Article L. 522-6.
The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall have a period of time set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat following receipt of the application to notify the applicant, after receiving the opinion of the Banque de France pursuant to Article L. 521-8 on the security of access to payment account information, that the requirements mentioned in the first paragraph of this II have not been met. Failing this, the account information service provider is deemed to be duly registered.
If an account information service provider wishes to provide other payment services mentioned in II of Article L. 314-1, it shall submit an application for authorisation to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to Article L. 522-6.
For the purposes of sub-section 3 of this section and I of Article L. 522-19, providers of account information services are treated as payment institutions.
III. – The persons mentioned in I must comply with the conditions of their registration at all times.
The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution must be notified of any change in the conditions governing registration that affects the accuracy of the information and supporting documents provided as part of the application for registration. An order issued by the Minister for the Economy defines the terms and conditions of this declaration and the consequences that may be drawn from it.