Title VI: Criminal provisions

When the Financial Public Prosecutor informs the Autorité des marchés financiers of his intention to initiate public proceedings pursuant to the first paragraph of II of Article L. 465-3-6, he shall send him, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by delivery against receipt, the factual and legal information forming the basis of the proposed public proceedings. Within the period provided for in the first paragraph of II of…

When the AMF informs the Financial Public Prosecutor of its intention to issue a statement of objections pursuant to the first paragraph of III of Article L. 465-3-6, it shall send the Financial Public Prosecutor, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by delivery against receipt, the factual and legal information on which the proposed statement of objections is based. Within the period stipulated in the first paragraph of…

The time limits mentioned in II and III of article L. 465-3-6 run from the date shown on the acknowledgement of receipt of the registered letter or the date shown on the receipt of the letter delivered on the basis of the first paragraph of articles R. 465-1 and R. 465-2. These time limits cease to run on the date shown on the stamp of the post office where the…

When a matter is referred to the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal pursuant to Article L. 465-3-6, the Public Prosecutor shall inform the Autorité des marchés financiers and the Public Prosecutor for the Financial State of the time limit set for them to submit their observations. The decision taken by the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal is notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of…