Appeals against individual decisions of the Autorité des marchés financiers, other than those relating to the persons and entities referred to in II of Article L. 621-9, including the penalties imposed on them, shall be heard by the courts. Such appeals shall not have suspensive effect unless the court decides otherwise. In this case, the court hearing the case may order a stay of execution of the contested decision if it is likely to have manifestly excessive consequences.
Where the appeals referred to in the first paragraph of this article concern an individual decision by the Autorité des marchés financiers relating to a public offer mentioned in Sections 1 to 3 of Chapter III of Title III of Book IV, the court hearing the case shall give its ruling within five months of the date on which the appeal was lodged.
Decisions handed down by the Enforcement Committee may be appealed by the persons sanctioned and by the AMF Chairman, with the agreement of the Board. In the event of an appeal by a sanctioned person, the AMF Chairman may lodge an appeal under the same conditions.
A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall specify the application of this article.