Without prejudice to articles L. 314-1 to L. 314-9 and L. 341-48 to L. 341-51 of the French Consumer Code, the fixed interest on an equity loan may be increased under the conditions set out in the contract, in particular by means of a clause providing for a share in the borrower’s net profit or in the profit made by the borrower from the use of the assets whose acquisition was financed in whole or in part by the loan, or in the capital gain realised on their disposal, or in the form of a retrocession of the margin realised.
Where a clause providing for participation in the company’s net profit is included, it takes the form of a priority deduction, for individuals, from the accounting profit and, for companies, from the distributable profit before any other allocation.
In cases where the approval of the special meetings referred to in articles L. 225-99 and L. 228-35-6 of the Commercial Code or of the general meetings of the masses constituted pursuant to article L. 228-103 of the same code is required, this clause is approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting. In other cases, it is approved by the shareholders in accordance with the conditions required for approval of the financial statements.