I. Changes in the ownership structure of an investment firm must be notified to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.
The acquisition or extension of direct or indirect shareholdings in an investment firm must be authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.
When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is notified of the reduction or disposal of a direct or indirect holding, it shall verify that the transaction does not call into question the conditions to which the authorisation granted to the investment firm is subject.
A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the criteria to be used by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in assessing the transactions referred to in the second paragraph. The terms and conditions of the procedures referred to in this I are specified by the decree provided for in Article L. 611-4.
When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution becomes aware that a person, acting alone or in concert with others, has failed to comply with the notification obligation set out in the first paragraph of this I, it may order that person to make the required notification without delay.
II.Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 233-14 of the Commercial Code, in the event of failure to comply with the rules laid down in I or where the influence exercised by shareholders or members, whether direct or indirect, natural or legal persons, who hold a qualifying holding within the meaning of Article 4(1)(36) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms is likely to undermine the sound and prudent management of the investment firm, the public prosecutor, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or any shareholder or holder of shares may ask the court to suspend the exercise of the voting rights attached to the shares of an investment firm held directly or indirectly in an irregular manner until the situation is remedied.