I.- For the purposes of sections 2 and 4 of this chapter, any natural person or legal entity is deemed to control another:
<1° Where he directly or indirectly holds a fraction of the capital giving him a majority of the voting rights in the general meetings of that company;
<2° Where he alone holds a majority of the voting rights in that company by virtue of an agreement concluded with other members or shareholders and which is not contrary to the interests of the company;
3° Where it determines in fact, through the voting rights it holds, the decisions at general meetings of that company;
4° Where it is a partner or shareholder of that company and has the power to appoint or dismiss the majority of the members of that company’s administrative, management or supervisory bodies.
II.-It is presumed to exercise such control when it holds, directly or indirectly, a fraction of the voting rights in excess of 40% and no other partner or shareholder holds, directly or indirectly, a fraction greater than its own.
III.-For the purposes of the same sections of this chapter, two or more persons acting in concert shall be deemed to jointly control another where they in fact determine the decisions taken at a general meeting.