Where an insurance undertaking in the form of a société européenne registered in France intends to transfer its registered office outside France, it shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution no later than the day of publication of the proposed transfer.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 229-4 of the Commercial Code, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is competent to oppose, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8(14) and Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 referred to above, the transfer of the registered office of an insurance undertaking constituted in the form of a société européenne registered in France, which would result in a change in the applicable law, and the formation of a société européenne by way of a merger involving an insurance undertaking authorised in France. This decision may be appealed to the Conseil d’Etat.