The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may withdraw the authorisation of a branch of a non-EU undertaking at its request. It may also be decided ex officio by the Autorité if the branch no longer fulfils the conditions or undertakings to which its authorisation or a subsequent authorisation was subject, if the branch has not made use of its authorisation within a period of twelve months, if it has not been carrying on business for at least six months or if it has obtained authorisation by making false statements or by any other irregular means.
The deregistration of an investment firm’s branch may be ordered by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution as a disciplinary sanction. In addition, where the third-country firm to which the branch belongs is being wound up in the country in which it has its registered office, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution will deregister the branch. Deregistration entails the liquidation of the branch’s balance sheet and off-balance sheet items.