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Article L231-6 of the French Commercial code

Each partner may withdraw from the company whenever he or she sees fit, unless otherwise agreed and unless the first paragraph of Article L. 231-5.

It may be stipulated that the general meeting has the right to decide, by the majority set for the amendment of the articles of association, that one or more of the members cease to be part of the company.

A partner who ceases to be a member of the company, either as a result of his own will or as a result of a decision by the general meeting, remains liable, for a period of five years, towards the partners and towards third parties, for all the obligations existing at the time of his retirement.

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Article L231-6

Chaque associé peut se retirer de la société lorsqu’il le juge convenable à moins de conventions contraires et sauf application du premier alinéa de l’article L. 231-5.

Il peut être stipulé que l’assemblée générale a le droit de décider, à la majorité fixée pour la modification des statuts, que l’un ou plusieurs des associés cessent de faire partie de la société.

L’associé qui cesse de faire partie de la société, soit par l’effet de sa volonté, soit par suite de décision de l’assemblée générale, reste tenu, pendant cinq ans, envers les associés et envers les tiers, de toutes les obligations existant au moment de sa retraite.

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