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Article L229-12 of the French Commercial code

Under the conditions they determine, the articles of association of a société européenne which does not intend to offer its shares to the public, or which intends to make one of the offers referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or article L. 411-2-1 of the same code, may provide that a shareholder may be required to sell his shares. They may also provide for the suspension of that shareholder’s non-pecuniary rights until such time as the shareholder has made such a transfer.

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Article L229-12

Dans les conditions qu’ils déterminent, les statuts d’une société européenne qui n’entend pas offrir au public ses actions, ou qui entend procéder à l’une des offres mentionnées aux 1° et 2° de l’article L. 411-2 du code monétaire et financier ou à l’article L. 411-2-1 du même code, peuvent prévoir qu’un actionnaire peut être tenu de céder ses actions. Ils peuvent également prévoir la suspension des droits non pécuniaires de cet actionnaire tant que celui-ci n’a pas procédé à cette cession.

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