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Article L225-91 of the French Commercial code

Under penalty of nullity of the contract, members of the Management Board and members of the Supervisory Board, other than legal entities, are prohibited from contracting, in any form whatsoever, loans with the company, from being granted an overdraft by it, on a current account or otherwise, and from having their commitments to third parties guaranteed or endorsed by it.

The prohibition applies to the permanent representatives of legal entities who are members of the Supervisory Board. It also applies to the spouse, ascendants and descendants of the persons referred to in this article, as well as to any interposed person.

However, if the company operates a banking or financial establishment, the prohibition does not apply to current transactions in this business concluded on normal terms.

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Article L225-91

A peine de nullité du contrat, il est interdit aux membres du directoire et aux membres du conseil de surveillance autres que les personnes morales, de contracter, sous quelque forme que ce soit, des emprunts auprès de la société, de se faire consentir par elle un découvert, en compte courant ou autrement, ainsi que de faire cautionner ou avaliser par elle leurs engagements envers les tiers.

L’interdiction s’applique aux représentants permanents des personnes morales membres du conseil de surveillance. Elle s’applique également aux conjoint, ascendants et descendants des personnes visées au présent article, ainsi qu’à toute personne interposée.

Toutefois, si la société exploite un établissement bancaire ou financier, l’interdiction ne s’applique pas aux opérations courantes de ce commerce conclues à des conditions normales.

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