I.-Financial investment advisers are persons who engage in the following activities on a regular professional basis:
1° Investment advice as referred to in 5 of article L. 321-1 ;
2° (Repealed)
3° Advice on the provision of investment services as referred to in article L. 321-1 ;
4° Advice on carrying out transactions in miscellaneous goods as defined in article L. 551-1.
II -Financial investment advisers may also receive orders for the purpose of transmitting them on behalf of a client to whom they have provided advice, under the conditions and within the limits set by the General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers, and carry out other asset management advisory activities.
III – The provisions of this chapter do not apply to
1° Credit institutions and the bodies mentioned in Article L. 518-1, investment firms, portfolio management companies and insurance companies, as well as supplementary occupational pension funds;
2° The persons mentioned in d and g of 2° of Article L. 531-2.
IV -Financial investment advisers may only give legal advice or draw up private deeds for others on a regular and remunerated basis in accordance with the conditions and limits set out in articles 54, 55 and 60 of Act no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 on the reform of certain judicial and legal professions.