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Article L228-71 of the French Commercial code

The debtor company shall bear the costs of convening and holding shareholders’ meetings and publicising their decisions, as well as the costs resulting from the procedure provided for in article L. 228-50. Other management expenses decided by the general meeting of the masse may be deducted from the interest paid to bondholders and their amount may be set by court order.

The deductions referred to in the previous paragraph may not exceed one tenth of the annual interest.

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Article L228-71

La société débitrice supporte les frais de convocation, de tenue des assemblées générales, de publicité de leurs décisions ainsi que les frais résultant de la procédure prévue à l’article L. 228-50. Les autres dépenses de gestion décidées par l’assemblée générale de la masse peuvent être retenues sur les intérêts servis aux obligataires et leur montant peut être fixé par décision de justice.

Les retenues visées à l’alinéa précédent ne peuvent excéder le dixième de l’intérêt annuel.

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