The association mentioned in 1° of article L. 621-31 is formed by the persons listed in the same 1°, in accordance with the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association. Only persons in the categories listed in the same 1° may join.
The association draws up a code of conduct. This code defines the specific rules intended to ensure compliance by members of the association when they produce or disseminate investment recommendations or other information recommending or suggesting an investment strategy, defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC, compliance with the obligations of objective presentation and disclosure of conflicts of interest set out in Article 20 of the aforementioned Regulation. These rules are equivalent to the technical regulatory standards referred to in the same Article 20.
The publication director or, failing that, the legal representative of the member company shall ensure that the rules defined in the code of conduct are properly applied by the journalists working under his or her responsibility.