In order to ensure the equality of holders of investment certificates or voting right certificates and market transparency, the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers determine :
1° The conditions applicable to public offer and squeeze-out procedures relating to investment certificates or voting right certificates admitted to trading on a regulated market or which have ceased to be traded on a regulated market, where the majority shareholder(s) of the company issuing these certificates hold(s), alone or in concert within the meaning of Article L. 233-10 of the Commercial Code, a given fraction of the capital and voting rights;
2° The conditions under which, at the end of a public offer or request for withdrawal procedure, investment certificates or voting right certificates not presented by their holders, provided that they do not represent more than 5% of the capital or voting rights, are transferred to the majority shareholders at their request, and the holders are compensated.