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Article 1844-17 of the French Civil Code

An action for liability based on the annulment of the company or of the acts and deliberations subsequent to its incorporation shall be barred after three years from the day on which the annulment decision has become res judicata.

The disappearance of the cause of nullity shall not prevent the bringing of an action for damages seeking compensation for the loss caused by the defect with which the company, act or deliberation was vitiated. This action is time-barred after three years from the date on which the nullity was covered up.

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Article 1844-17

L’action en responsabilité fondée sur l’annulation de la société ou des actes et délibérations postérieurs à la constitution se prescrit par trois ans à compter du jour où la décision d’annulation est passée en force de chose jugée.

La disparition de la cause de nullité ne met pas obstacle à l’exercice de l’action en dommages-intérêts tendant à la réparation du préjudice causé par le vice dont la société, l’acte ou la délibération était entaché. Cette action se prescrit par trois ans à compter du jour où la nullité a été couverte.

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