Sociétés coopératives d’achat en commun de commerçants détaillants et leurs unions constituées sous l’empire de la loi n° 49-1070 du 2 août 1949 are deemed to satisfy the provisions of this chapter without the need for them to amend their articles of association.
However, companies benefiting from the provisions of the preceding paragraph must bring their Articles of Association into line with these provisions at the time of any subsequent amendment to said Articles of Association.