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Article L229-1 of the French Commercial code

European Companies registered in France in the Trade and Companies Register shall have legal personality from the date of their registration.

The European Company shall be governed by the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company, those of this chapter and those applicable to sociétés anonymes not contrary thereto.

The European Company is subject to the provisions of article L. 210-3. The registered office and the central administration of the société européenne may not be separated.

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Article L229-1

Les sociétés européennes immatriculées en France au registre du commerce et des sociétés ont la personnalité juridique à compter de leur immatriculation.

La société européenne est régie par les dispositions du règlement (CE) n° 2157/2001 du Conseil du 8 octobre 2001 relatif au statut de la société européenne, celles du présent chapitre et celles applicables aux sociétés anonymes non contraires à celles-ci.

La société européenne est soumise aux dispositions de l’article L. 210-3. Le siège statutaire et l’administration centrale de la société européenne ne peuvent être dissociés.

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