6. A representative whose certificate is issued for the first time by the Autorité des marchés financiers is exempted from the requirement to accumulate PDUs for a period of 12 months after the issuance of the certificate.
After this period, he must accumulate a number of PDUs equivalent to the total number of PDUs required for the reference period, prorated to the number of remaining months for the reference period. For the purposes of this calculation, the number of PDUs is rounded to the closest superior whole number.