I.-Persons who are in a position to exercise, directly or indirectly, a significant influence on the management of a regulated market must possess qualities that guarantee the sound and prudent management of that market.
Any person who comes to own, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert, a fraction of the capital or voting rights of a market undertaking representing more than one-tenth, one-fifth, one-third, one-half or two-thirds is required to inform the market undertaking, in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decree. The market undertaking shall forward the information to the Autorité des marchés financiers and make it public.
In the event of failure to comply with the reporting obligation set out in the second paragraph, and without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 233-14 of the Commercial Code, the Autorité des marchés financiers or any shareholder may ask the court to suspend the exercise of the voting rights attached to shares in the market undertaking that have not been duly reported, until the situation has been rectified.
II – Any shareholder who comes to hold direct or indirect control of a market undertaking must obtain prior authorisation from the Minister for the Economy, acting on a proposal from the AMF, which will verify that there are no objective and demonstrable reasons for believing that such a change would jeopardise the sound and prudent management of the regulated market.
III – Any person who directly or indirectly controls a market undertaking and wishes to change the interests it holds must obtain prior authorisation from the Minister for the Economy, acting on a proposal from the Autorité des marchés financiers, which shall verify that there are no objective and demonstrable reasons for believing that such a change would jeopardise the sound and prudent management of the regulated market.