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Questions

Which body is responsible for imposing administrative sanctions for market abuse in France?

The Parquet national financier
The AMF Sanctions Committee
The Commercial Court
The Constitutional Council

What is the total amount of administrative fines imposed by the AMF since 2004?

€50 million
€100 million
€117 million
€200 million

What is the maximum pecuniary sanction for professionals who commit market abuse according to the AMF?

€50 million
€100 million
€15 million
€200 million

What is the average duration of an AMF procedure for market abuse?

24 months
39 months
50 months
78 months

The publication of sanction decisions by the AMF can be anonymised if it risks disrupting financial stability.

True
False

The law of 21 June 2016 introduced a referral mechanism to avoid the combination of administrative and criminal proceedings for the same facts.

True
False

Categorize items by dragging them to the appropriate zones

Items to categorize:

Severity of the breach
Warning
Financial capacity
Price manipulation
Categories:

Types of sanctions

Criteria for determining the amount

Maximum prison sentence for insider trading

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