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Securities Law And Financial Markets - Chapter 5 - French Business Law in Translation - 2nd Edition

 
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Author: George A. Bermann & Pierre Kirch
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Published: September 2008
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Securities Law And Financial Markets

 

This chapter gives an overview of the statutory provisions concerning supervision of the French stock markets as carried out by an independent regulatory authority: the Authorité des marchés financiers (AMF), which was established by the Law on Financial Security of August 1, 2003. The AMF was formed from the merger of the Commission des opérations de bourse (COB), the Conseil des marchés financiers (CMF) and the Conseil de discipline de la gestion financière (CDGF). Henceforth, there is one securities regulator in France: the AMF.


The Regulatory authority


Rules governing French securities tend to be very current and fluctuating, including those rules promulgated by, and subject to enforcement by, the AMF since it came into being in 2003.


The AMF is an independent public body with legal personality and financial autonomy. Its role is to (i) safeguard investments in securities and in all other savings and investment vehicles, (ii) ensure that investors receive material information and (iii) regulate financial markets. The AMF’s jurisdiction encompasses the areas set out below.


Securities and financial disclosure


The AMF sets rules for and monitors transactions involving the securities of publicly traded companies (initial public offerings, capital increases, mergers, etc.) and ensures that tender offers are conducted in an orderly fashion. It also monitors companies to ensure that they provide complete, relevant information on a timely basis and in an equitable manner to all market participants (investors, analysts, fund managers, the press, the general public, etc.)


Collective investment products


The AMF authorizes the formation of mutual funds and similar collective investment vehicles and products and reviews the information in the prospectus that must be given to potential investors prior to subscription. For complex

 

Table of Contents

Full Table of Contents from "French Business Law in Translation - 2nd Edition"

CHAPTER I - CONSTITUTION OF FRANCE AND THE EUROPEAN TREATIES
A.        INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH CONSTITUTIONAL SOURCES AND FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS 
           OF EUROPEAN LAW
B.         OUTLINE
C.         BASIC GLOSSARY
D.        TRANSLATIONS
             -  THE DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND OF THE CITIZEN OF  AUGUST 26, 1789
             -  PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF OCTOBER 27, 1946
             -  THE ENVIRONMENT CHARTER 2004
             -  THE CONSTITUTION OF OCTOBER 4, 1958 (AS AMENDED)
             -  CONSOLIDATED VERSION OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 
                (TREATY OF NICE VERSION,  AS ENTERED INTO FORCE ON FEBRUARY 1, 2003)

CHAPTER II - LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
A.        INTRODUCTION TO THE LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
B.         OUTLINE
C.         BASIC GLOSSARY
D.        TRANSLATIONS
            -  ATTORNEYS
            -  NOTAIRES
            -  THE COURT SYSTEM
            -  CIVIL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER III - GENERAL PRIVATE LAW PRINCIPLES
A.        INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PRIVATE LAW PRINCIPLES
B.         OUTLINE
C.         BASIC GLOSSARY
D.        TRANSLATIONS
            -  CIVIL CODE
            -  UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS OF APRIL 11, 1980
             -  CONVENTION ON THE LAW APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS OPENED FOR SIGNATURE IN ROME ON JUNE 19, 1980

CHAPTER IV - GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND  COMPANY LAW
A.        INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND COMPANY LAW
B.         OUTLINE
C.         BASIC GLOSSARY
D.        TRANSLATIONS
            -  CIVIL CODE
            -  COMMERCIAL CODE

CHAPTER V - SECURITIES LAW AND FINANCIAL MARKETS
A.        INTRODUCTION TO SECURITIES LAW AND FINANCIAL MARKETS
B.         OUTLINE
C.         BASIC GLOSSARY
D.        TRANSLATIONS
            -  THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY
            -  PUBLIC OFFERINGS

CHAPTER VI - MONEY AND BANKING REGULATIONS
A.        INTRODUCTION TO MONEY AND BANKING REGULATIONS
B.         OUTLINE
C.         BASIC GLOSSARY
D.        TRANSLATIONS
            -  MONETARY AND FINANCIAL CODE

CHAPTER VII  - COMPETITION LAW
A.        INTRODUCTION TO COMPETITION LAW
B.         OUTLINE
C.         BASIC GLOSSARY
D.        TRANSLATIONS
            -  COMMERCIAL CODE

CHAPTER VIII - CONSUMER LAW
A.        INTRODUCTION TO CONSUMER LAW
B.         OUTLINE
C.         BASIC GLOSSARY
D.        TRANSLATIONS
            -  CONSUMER CODE
            -  LAW N°94-665 OF AUGUST 4, 1994 RELATING TO THE USE OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE.

CHAPTER IX - LABOR LAW
A.        INTRODUCTION TO LABOR LAW
B.         OUTLINE
C.         BASIC GLOSSARY
D.        TRANSLATIONS
            -  LABOR CODE

CHAPTER X - TAX LAW
A.        INTRODUCTION TO TAX LAW
B.         OUTLINE
C.         BASIC GLOSSARY
D.        TRANSLATIONS
            -  TAX CODE
            -  TAXATION OF UNDERTAKINGS
            -  ANNUAL TAX ON REAL PROPERTY
            -  VALUE ADDED TAX
            -  OTHER BUSINESS-RELATED TAXES
            -  REGISTRATION DUTIES

CHAPTER XI - INSURANCE LAW
A.        INTRODUCTION TO INSURANCE LAW
B.         OUTLINE
C.         BASIC GLOSSARY
D.        TRANSLATIONS
            -  INSURANCE CODE

CHAPTER XII - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
A.        INTRODUCTION TO INTELLECTUAL
            PROPERTY
B.         OUTLINE
C.         BASIC GLOSSARY
D.        TRANSLATIONS
            -  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE

CHAPTER XIII - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
A.        INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
B.         OUTLINE
C.         BASIC GLOSSARY
D.        TRANSLATIONS
            -  ENVIRONMENTAL CODE

CHAPTER XIV - PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
A.        INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
B.         OUTLINE
C.         BASIC GLOSSARY
D.        TRANSLATIONS
            -  PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CODE (2006)

CHAPTER XV - REAL ESTATE LAW
A.        INTRODUCTION TO REAL ESTATE LAW
B.         OUTLINE
C.         BASIC GLOSSARY
D.        TRANSLATIONS
            -  CIVIL CODE
            -  ZONING CODE
            -  COMMERCIAL CODE

Author Detail

George A. Bermann is the Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Law and Walter Gellhorn Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, where he also directs the European Legal Studies Center. 

Pierre Kirch, a graduate of Dartmouth and the University of Paris Law School (Paris I and Paris II), a past president of the Dartmouth Club of France, immediate past chair of the EU law section of the Union Internationale des Avocats, currently serves as the rapporteur of AmCham EU's working group on State aid in Brussels. He is also a founding member of the Editorial Board of the French language quarterly review of competition law, Concurrences (Thomson/Transactive).