By Raphaël MORENON
10 June 2025
The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) plays an essential role in regulating French financial markets. Its mission encompasses protecting invested savings, ensuring transparent information for investors, and the proper functioning of these markets. To achieve these objectives, the AMF has extensive sanctioning powers, which enable it to intervene in the event of breaches. Understanding this framework for intervention is important for any person or entity operating in this environment. This article provides an overview of the various aspects of the AMF's power to impose sanctions, from the types of sanctions it can impose to the procedures it implements, topics that our firm explores in greater depth in dedicated technical articles. If you have any questions about your situation, please do not hesitate to contact us. What is the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)? The Autorité des marchés financiers is an independent public authority. Created by the Security Act...
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