With the exception of transactions carried out within a group, within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 of the Commercial Code, any acquisition, extension or disposal of a direct or indirect holding, within the meaning of Article L. 233-4 of the same code, in a payment institution is subject to prior authorisation by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.
Without prejudice to the penalties that may be imposed by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in the event of failure to comply with the obligation to obtain prior authorisation, the authority may ask the court to suspend the voting rights attached to the shares or units that should have been subject to the prior authorisation provided for in the first paragraph of this article.
Without prejudice to the penalties that may be imposed by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in the event of failure to comply with its refusal to grant prior authorisation, the authority may ask the court either to suspend the voting rights attached to the shares or units of the acquirer, or to declare the votes cast null and void.
The procedures for requesting and granting this prior authorisation are set by order of the Minister for the Economy.