In investment firms of significant importance in relation to their size, the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions shall establish a risk committee. The risk committee shall be composed of members of the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions who do not exercise management functions within the investment firm.
The branches of investment firms referred to in Article L. 532-48, where they are material in relation to their size, are required to provide evidence of the existence of a risk committee or a system for achieving the same objectives, competent for these branches.
The criteria for materiality according to which investment firms are required to meet the obligations of this article are specified by order of the Minister for the Economy.