DOC-2007-25 Questions and Answers on Good Conduct Rules for Investment Service Providers

The French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) issued this position to clarify good conduct rules applicable to Investment Service Providers (ISPs). The document provides detailed guidance on four key themes: client categorization, information obligations to clients, conclusion of agreements, and best execution. It references specific articles from the French Monetary and Financial Code and EU Delegated Regulation 2017/565 to ensure regulatory compliance.

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III - Providers III. 1 - Investment Service Providers III. 1.3. Good Conduct Rules Doctrine Organizational Rules

Questions and Answers on Good Conduct Rules Applicable to Investment Service Providers

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Applicable as of January 1, 2023 Position - Recommendation DOC-2007-25

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Summary This position aims to answer questions that professionals may have regarding the good conduct rules applicable to Investment Service Providers (ISPs). In this context, clarifications are provided on four themes, namely client categorization, the information owed to them, the agreements to be concluded, as well as best execution.

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Article L. 533-16 of the Monetary and Financial Code

Article L. 533-20 of the Monetary and Financial Code

Articles D. 533-4 to D. 533-14 of the Monetary and Financial Code

Article D. 533-15 of the Monetary and Financial Code

Articles 3, 58 and 59 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565

Article 314-11 of the General Regulation

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This position aims to answer questions that professionals may have regarding the good conduct rules applicable to Investment Service Providers (ISPs). In this context, clarifications are provided on four themes, namely client categorization, the information owed to them, the agreements to be concluded, as well as best execution.

Download the doctrine Reference texts

Article L. 533-16 of the Monetary and Financial Code

Article L. 533-20 of the Monetary and Financial Code

Articles D. 533-4 to D. 533-14 of the Monetary and Financial Code

Article D. 533-15 of the Monetary and Financial Code

Articles 3, 58 and 59 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565

Article 314-11 of the General Regulation

This position aims to answer questions that professionals may have regarding the good conduct rules applicable to Investment Service Providers (ISPs). In this context, clarifications are provided on four themes, namely client categorization, the information owed to them, the agreements to be concluded, as well as best execution.

Download the doctrine Reference texts

Article 314-11 of the General Regulation

Article L. 533-16 of the Monetary and Financial Code

Article L. 533-20 of the Monetary and Financial Code

Articles D. 533-4 to D. 533-14 of the Monetary and Financial Code

Article D. 533-15 of the Monetary and Financial Code

Articles 3, 58 and 59 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565

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Investment Services Legal notices: Publisher: The Director of the Communication Department of the AMF. Contact: Communication Department, Autorité des marchés financiers - 17, place de la Bourse - 75082 Paris Cedex 02