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Article L221-14 of the French Commercial code

The transfer of company shares must be recorded in writing. It is made enforceable against the company, in the forms provided for in Article 1690 of the Civil Code. However, service may be replaced by the deposit of an original of the deed of transfer at the registered office against delivery by the manager of a certificate of such deposit.

It may not be relied on as against third parties until these formalities have been completed and, in addition, until the amended Articles of Association have been published in the Trade and Companies Register; this filing may be made electronically.

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Article L221-14

La cession des parts sociales doit être constatée par écrit. Elle est rendue opposable à la société, dans les formes prévues à l’article 1690 du code civil. Toutefois, la signification peut être remplacée par le dépôt d’un original de l’acte de cession au siège social contre remise par le gérant d’une attestation de ce dépôt.

Elle n’est opposable aux tiers qu’après accomplissement de ces formalités et, en outre, après publication des statuts modifiés au registre du commerce et des sociétés ; ce dépôt peut être effectué par voie électronique.

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