I. – In granting its authorisation, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution takes into account the programme of activities of the third-party financing company, its organisation, the management rules and the technical and financial resources that it plans to implement to ensure sound and prudent management of the credit transactions that it carries out and manages.
The AMF also assesses the applicant financial intermediary’s ability to achieve its development objectives under conditions that ensure respect for the interests of its customers, in particular with regard to the applicable provisions of the Consumer Code and articles 26-4 to 26-10 of the aforementioned Act no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965.
The AMF will refuse authorisation if there are reasonable grounds for believing that the third-party financing company is not capable of ensuring sound and prudent management of the credit transactions that it carries out and manages, or of ensuring that the interests of its customers are respected, or if the information provided is incomplete.
The third-party financing company must satisfy the conditions of its authorisation at all times.
II. – The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may withdraw the authorisation:
1° Either at the request of the third-party financing company ;
2° Or ex officio, if the company no longer complies with the conditions of its authorisation or the rules mentioned in articles R. 518-73 to R. 518-74.