This AMF publication announces internal appointments to its **Legal Affairs Directorate** and **Enforcement Assistance Directorate**, signaling potential enhancements in legal oversight and enforcement capabilities within France's financial markets regulator. Compliance professionals should note this as it may indicate a renewed focus on rigorous enforcement of market rules, though it imposes no direct regulatory changes on firms.
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What Changed
There are no regulatory changes, new requirements, or policy updates in this announcement. It solely details personnel appointments within AMF's internal structure, specifically leadership roles in directorates handling legal affairs (e.g., Maxence Delorme as head of Legal Affairs Directorate) and enforcement assistance (e.g., Amélie du Passage as head of Instruction and Enforcement Assistance Directorate). These directorates support AMF's core functions like investigations, inspections, and san
What You Need To Do
- *No specific actions are required for regulated firms, as this does not introduce obligations
- Review ongoing AMF interactions (e
- Update internal AMF contact lists with confirmed governance details from https://www
- Track AMF news releases for enforcement trends at https://www
Key Dates
13 February 2024 - Ministerial order partially renewing AMF Enforcement Committee.
20 February 2024 - Publication of Enforcement Committee appointments.
27 February 2024 - Composition published in Official Journal.
16 October 2023 - Appointment of Sébastien Raspiller as AMF Secretary General.
Compliance Impact
Urgency: Low. This matters peripherally for firms anticipating AMF enforcement, as new leaders in Legal Affairs and Enforcement Assistance could signal stricter scrutiny or faster processing of cases, similar to past leadership transitions (e.g., Secretary General appointment in 2023). However, abse