The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution must be notified of changes in the ownership of the undertakings referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-2 and in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 . The acquisition or extension of direct or indirect shareholdings in these undertakings must be authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is notified of a direct or indirect reduction or disposal of a holding, it shall verify that this operation does not call into question the conditions to which the authorisation granted to the undertaking concerned is subject. A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this paragraph, in particular the thresholds for notification of the proposed transactions and the criteria for assessment by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution of the transactions referred to in the second sentence. These rules are designed to protect the interests of policyholders or reinsured undertakings and to ensure that the undertaking has sound and prudent management. These provisions also apply to the acquisition, extension or sale of holdings in insurance group companies whose registered office is located in France.
Authorisation of the transactions referred to in the first paragraph may be made subject to compliance with undertakings given by one or more of the persons applying for authorisation.
In the event of failure to comply with the requirements laid down by the Conseil d’Etat decree referred to in the first paragraph of this article and without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 233-14 of the Commercial Code, at the request of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the public prosecutor or any shareholder, the court shall suspend the exercise of the voting rights attached to the shares of the undertakings referred to in the first paragraph of this article that are irregularly held, directly or indirectly, until the situation has been rectified.