The authority competent to oppose, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8(14) and Article 19 of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001, the transfer of the registered office of a European Company registered in France which would result in a change in the applicable law and the formation of a European Company by way of a merger involving a company governed by French law, is the public prosecutor (procureur de la République).
The Public Prosecutor shall act on his own initiative or shall be seized by any person or authority who considers that such a transaction is contrary to a public interest.
The decision of the public prosecutor may be appealed to the Paris Court of Appeal.