Medlemsstaterne sikrer, at investeringsselskaber fra kunder eller potentielle kunder indhenter de oplysninger, der er nødvendige for, at selskabet kan forstå de afgørende fakta om kunden og få et rimeligt grundlag for at kunne konkludere under hensyntagen til den leverede tjenestes art og omfang, at den specifikke transaktion, der anbefales eller udføres, mens der ydes porteføljepleje, opfylder følgende kriterier:
Member States shall ensure that investment firms obtain from clients or potential clients such information as is necessary for the firm to understand the essential facts about the client and to have a reasonable basis for believing, giving due consideration to the nature and extent of the service provided, that the specific transaction to be recommended, or entered into in the course of providing a portfolio management service, satisfies the following criteria: