The removal of an investment firm from the list of authorised investment firms other than a portfolio management company may be ordered as a disciplinary sanction by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.
Deregistration entails the liquidation of the legal entity if it has its registered office in France. In the case of branches of investment firms having their registered office outside the European Economic Area, this deregistration entails the liquidation of the branch’s balance sheet and off-balance sheet items.
Any company that has been deregistered remains subject to the supervision of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution until the liquidation is completed. It may only carry out transactions that are strictly necessary to clear its situation. It may only refer to its status as an investment firm by specifying that it has been deregistered.