Any pharmacist who is a partner in a company operating a pharmacy and who carries out his activity there must directly hold a fraction of the share capital and the associated voting rights.
In a general partnership, a limited liability partnership or a private limited company (société d’exercice libéral à responsabilité limitée), they may also, if the articles of association so provide, be allocated industrial shares.
Industrial partnership status is granted for a maximum period of five years, renewable once for three years if necessary.
The provisions of this article apply subject to the provisions of the law of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to a legislative or regulatory statute or whose title is protected.