I. – Appeals against individual decisions taken by the Autorité des marchés financiers relating to authorisations or sanctions concerning the persons and entities referred to in II of Article L. 621-9 shall be referred to the Conseil d’Etat, in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Code of Administrative Justice.
In the case of sanctions, appeals are recourses of full jurisdiction. The Conseil d’Etat may, on the principal or incidental appeal of the Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers, either confirm the decision of the Enforcement Committee, or annul it or amend it in whole or in part, in a manner favourable or unfavourable to the person concerned.
The parties and the AMF may be assisted by a lawyer admitted to the Conseil d’Etat and the Cour de cassation.
The Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers may lodge an incidental appeal, as provided for in the second sentence of the second paragraph of Article L. 621-30 , within two months of the date on which the Autorité des marchés financiers is notified of the appeal lodged by the person sanctioned.
II. – Appeals against individual decisions taken by the Autorité des marchés financiers, other than those mentioned in I, shall be brought before the Paris Court of Appeal. Notwithstanding the provisions of Title VI of Book II of the Code of Civil Procedure, appeals are lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 621-46 of this Code.