A société en commandite par actions, the capital of which is divided into shares, is formed between one or more general partners, who have the status of business persons and are indefinitely and jointly and severally liable for the debts of the company, and limited partners, who have the status of shareholders and bear losses only up to the amount of their contributions. The number of limited partners may not be less than three.
Insofar as they are compatible with the special provisions laid down in this chapter, the rules concerning sociétés en commandite simple and sociétés anonymes, with the exception of articles L. 225-17 to L. 225-93 and L. 22-10-3 to L. 22-10-30 and article L. 236-17, are applicable to sociétés en commandite par actions.