Section III: Approval of professional associations

The file provided for in Article R. 513-24 includes:

1° Information relating to the representativeness requirement referred to in Article R. 513-22:

a) The number of insurance brokers and agents who are members of the association;

b) Where applicable, the operational plan referred to in Article R. 512-22 listing the steps that the association undertakes to take in order to meet the representativeness criterion at the end of a two-year period;

c) Where applicable, for associations that have already received authorisation under III of Article L. 541-4 of the Monetary and Financial Code or Article R. 519-54 of the same code, a copy of the current authorisation decision.

2° Information relating to the rules of governance and prevention of conflicts of interest referred to in Articles R. 513-14 to R. 513-19:

a) The association's articles of association and written procedures, in particular:

-the procedure for withdrawing membership as provided for in Article L. 513-6;

-the procedure for classifying and managing information, including information covered by professional secrecy;

-procedures relating to disciplinary measures and respect for the rights of the defence.

b) Concerning the competence and good repute of its legal representatives and directors and the impartiality of their governance:

a list of the members of the Board of Directors and the legal representatives;

-for each member of the Board of Directors and the legal representatives, a copy of a valid identity document;

for each member of the Board of Directors and the legal representatives, an up-to-date curriculum vitae in French, dated and signed by the person concerned, giving details of the training received, the qualifications obtained and, for each position held over the last ten years in France or abroad, the name or corporate name of the employer or company concerned, as well as the responsibilities actually exercised;

-for each of the members of the Board of Directors and the legal representatives, bulletin no. 3 of the criminal record less than three months old or an equivalent document issued by a competent administrative or judicial authority of the State of which the person is a national;

-for members of the Board of Directors and legal representatives who have not been resident in France for at least three years, a certificate in lieu of an extract from the criminal record, issued by the competent authority of the country where the declarant resides and including the designation of the signatory authority and the country concerned;

where a member of the Board of Directors or the legal representative is a national of a country that is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, documents certifying that he or she is legally resident in France;

-for each member of the Board of Directors and the legal representatives, a list of any training courses provided;

-for each member of the Board of Directors and the legal representatives, details of any other directorships they hold;

-the written procedures for ensuring the impartiality of governance, in particular the rules for preventing and managing conflicts of interest.

c) Concerning the provision of a mediation service, verification of the conditions of access to the profession and initial and continuing training:

The procedures planned by the association to meet the requirements set out in Articles R. 513-3 to R. 513-10;

3° Information relating to the material and human resources required to carry out the association's tasks and to ensure that they are carried out on an ongoing basis:

a) The association's projected budget over three years, including profit and loss accounts, projected balance sheets and details of the assumptions used;

b) A description of the administrative organisation and human resources available to the association, in particular its permanent staffing levels and any evidence that its staff meet the conditions set out in article R. 513-14;

c) A description of the material resources available to the association and any evidence that these resources are adequate for the performance of its duties, in particular to meet the requirements set out in Articles R. 513-11 to R. 513-13;

d) Where applicable, a description of the pooling of the association's resources with one or more associations referred to in III of Article L. 541-4 of the Monetary and Financial Code or Article R. 519-54 of the same code or, if the association has received several approvals, the distribution of these resources within the association;

e) If resources are pooled, a corresponding cost accounting forecast;

f) Estimated installation costs for administrative services and the financing plan to meet these costs.