10. LEGAL INFORMATION 10.2. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY'S LEGAL AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 10.2.1. Regulations applicable to the company The following provisions of the French stock exchange regulations apply to the company: (i) provisions requiring foreign issuers to provide information to the investing public pursuant to COB regulation no. 98-07; (ii) COB regulation no. 90-04, as amended by COB regulation nos. 92-03, 98-03, 2000-06 and 2002-02, regarding the way prices are determined; (iii) COB regulation no. 90-08, as amended by COB regulation no. 12-03, regarding insider trading; (iv) COB regulation no. 98-02, as amended by COB regulation 2000-06, 2003-02 and 2003-06 regarding the dissemination of information during buy-back programmes for securities that have been admitted to listing on a regulated market; (v) COB regulation no. 98-01, as amended by COB regulation nos. 2000-07, 2001-01, 2001-05, 2002-03, 2002-05, 2002-06, 2003-02 and 2003-03, regarding the dissemination of information when an application to admit new shares to listing is made; and (vi) COB regulation no. 98-08, as amended by COB regulation nos. 2000-09, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2002-05, 2002-06, 2003-02 and 2003-03, in the event of a tender offer for shares that have already been admitted to listing. In addition, the rules governing the organisation and functioning of the markets (the Euronext Rule Book) are applicable to the company. The Euronext Rule Book may be consulted at the offices of all Euronext locations and is available on the company website. The Dutch statutory provisions governing tender offers, as described in section 10.1.14, will apply to the company until the EU directive on tender offers comes into effect in France. The Dutch statutory provisions governing the disclosure of holdings exceeding cer tain thresholds in the company's capital are described in section 10.1.13. In addition to the laws and statutory provisions applicable to the company summarized below, the company has to comply with the public information requirements. Euronext is listed on the Premier Marché of Euronext Paris and is traded but not listed on the Euronext platforms in Brussels and Amsterdam. Euronext committed itself to comply also with the Dutch requirements concerning the provisions of information to the public in the event of a capital reduction.