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Article L210-8 of the French Commercial code

The founders of the company, as well as the first members of the management, administrative, executive and supervisory bodies, are jointly and severally liable for any damage caused by the omission of a mandatory mention in the Articles of Association, as well as by the omission or irregular performance of a formality prescribed by law and regulations for the formation of the company.

The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply in the event of an amendment to the Articles of Association, to the members of the management, administrative, executive, supervisory and controlling bodies in office at the time of the said amendment.

Action shall be barred after ten years from the completion of one or other, as the case may be, of the formalities referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 210-7.

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Article L210-8

Les fondateurs de la société, ainsi que les premiers membres des organes de gestion, d’administration, de direction et de surveillance sont solidairement responsables du préjudice causé par le défaut d’une mention obligatoire dans les statuts ainsi que par l’omission ou l’accomplissement irrégulier d’une formalité prescrite par la loi et les règlements pour la constitution de la société.

Les dispositions de l’alinéa précédent sont applicables en cas de modification des statuts, aux membres des organes de gestion, d’administration, de direction, de surveillance et de contrôle, en fonction lors de ladite modification.

L’action se prescrit par dix ans à compter de l’accomplissement de l’une ou l’autre, selon le cas, des formalités visées au quatrième alinéa de l’article L. 210-7.

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