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Article L229-4 of the French Commercial code

The authority competent to oppose, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8(14) and Article 19 of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001, the transfer of the registered office of a European Company registered in France which would result in a change in the applicable law and the formation of a European Company by way of a merger involving a company governed by French law, is the public prosecutor (procureur de la République).

The Public Prosecutor shall act on his own initiative or shall be seized by any person or authority who considers that such a transaction is contrary to a public interest.

The decision of the public prosecutor may be appealed to the Paris Court of Appeal.

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Article L229-4

L’autorité compétente pour s’opposer, conformément aux dispositions du 14 de l’article 8 et de l’article 19 du règlement (CE) n° 2157/2001 du Conseil du 8 octobre 2001, précité, au transfert de siège social d’une société européenne immatriculée en France et dont résulterait un changement du droit applicable ainsi qu’à la constitution d’une société européenne par voie de fusion impliquant une société relevant du droit français, est le procureur de la République.

Il se saisit d’office ou est saisi par toute personne ou autorité qui estime qu’une telle opération est contraire à un intérêt public.


La décision du procureur de la République est susceptible de recours devant la cour d’appel de Paris.


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