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Article L228-28 of the French Commercial code

The defaulting shareholder, successive transferees and subscribers are jointly and severally liable for the unpaid amount of the share. The company may take action against them, either before or after the sale, or at the same time, to obtain both the sum due and reimbursement of the costs incurred.

The person who has paid off the company shall have recourse for the whole against the successive holders of the share. The final burden of the debt shall fall on the last of them.

Two years after the transfer from one securities account to another, any subscriber or shareholder who has transferred his shares shall cease to be liable for payments not yet called.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L228-28

L’actionnaire défaillant, les cessionnaires successifs et les souscripteurs sont tenus solidairement du montant non libéré de l’action. La société peut agir contre eux, soit avant ou après la vente, soit en même temps, pour obtenir tant la somme due que le remboursement des frais exposés.

Celui qui a désintéressé la société dispose d’un recours pour le tout contre les titulaires successifs de l’action. La charge définitive de la dette incombe au dernier d’entre eux.

Deux ans après le virement d’un compte de valeurs mobilières à un autre compte, tout souscripteur ou actionnaire qui a cédé son titre cesse d’être tenu des versements non encore appelés.

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