In the case of a cooperative carrying out the activities provided for in 2° of Article L. 124-1, the reimbursement of the shares of a member who withdraws or is excluded shall be made, notwithstanding article 18 of the law of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, under the conditions set out in the articles L. 125-17 and L. 125-18.
However, for a period of five years from the date on which he definitively ceases to be a member, he remains liable, both to the cooperative and to third parties, for all obligations existing at the close of the financial year during which he left the cooperative. The board of directors, the supervisory board or the management, as the case may be, may, for a maximum of five years, retain all or part of the sums due to the former member, pursuant to the preceding paragraph, up to the amount necessary to guarantee the obligations for which he is liable pursuant to this paragraph, and unless the interested party provides sufficient security.