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Article L229-13 of the French Commercial code

The articles of association of a European company 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 company whose control is modified within the meaning of article L. 233-16 must inform the European Company of any such modification. The latter may decide, under the conditions laid down in the Articles of Association, to suspend the exercise of the non-pecuniary rights of this shareholder and to exclude him. The provisions of the first paragraph may apply, under the same conditions, to a shareholder who has acquired this status as a result of a merger, demerger or winding-up.

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Article L229-13

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 que la société actionnaire dont le contrôle est modifié au sens de l’article L. 233-16 doit, dès cette modification, en informer la société européenne. Celle-ci peut décider, dans les conditions fixées par les statuts, de suspendre l’exercice des droits non pécuniaires de cet actionnaire et de l’exclure. Les dispositions du premier alinéa peuvent s’appliquer, dans les mêmes conditions, à l’actionnaire qui a acquis cette qualité à la suite d’une opération de fusion, de scission ou de dissolution.

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