Any such waiver of the protection afforded by the standard conduct of business regime shall be considered valid only if an adequate assessment of the expertise, experience and knowledge of the client, undertaken by the investment firm, gives reasonable assurance, in light of the nature of the transactions or services envisaged, that the client is capable of making his own investment decisions and understanding the risks involved.
Morebitna odpoved zaščiti, ki jo zagotavlja standardni režim vodenja poslov, se šteje za veljavno samo, če primerna ocena strokovnosti, izkušenj in znanja stranke, ki jo da investicijska družba, da razumno zagotovilo, da je stranka glede na naravo predvidenih transakcij ali storitev sposobna sprejemati svoje lastne investicijske odločitve in razumeti zadevna tveganja.