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Article L225-122 of the French Commercial code

I.-Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 225-10, L. 225-123, L. 225-124, L. 225-125, L. 22-10-46, L. 22-10-47 and L. 22-10-48, the voting rights attached to capital shares or dividend-right shares are proportional to the percentage of capital they represent and each share gives the right to at least one vote. Any clause to the contrary is deemed unwritten.

II.-In joint stock companies whose capital is, for a reason of general interest, partly owned by the State, departments, communes or public establishments, and in those whose object is operations granted by the competent administrative authorities, outside metropolitan France, voting rights are governed by the Articles of Association in force on 1 April 1967.

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Article L225-122

I.-Sous réserve des dispositions des articles L. 225-10, L. 225-123, L. 225-124, L. 225-125, L. 22-10-46, L. 22-10-47 et L. 22-10-48, le droit de vote attaché aux actions de capital ou de jouissance est proportionnel à la quotité de capital qu’elles représentent et chaque action donne droit à une voix au moins. Toute clause contraire est réputée non écrite.

II.-Dans les sociétés par actions dont le capital est, pour un motif d’intérêt général, en partie propriété de l’Etat, de départements, de communes ou d’établissements publics, et dans celles ayant pour objet des exploitations concédées par les autorités administratives compétentes, hors de la France métropolitaine, le droit de vote est réglé par les statuts en vigueur le 1er avril 1967.

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