Only the following may be members of a société coopérative hospitalière de médecins:
1° As co-operating members :
– self-employed doctors, natural persons, duly registered on the roll of the council of doctors ;
– self-employed healthcare professionals who are not doctors and who contribute to achieving the purpose of the cooperative society.
The Articles of Association lay down the rules relating to the obligation of each co-operating member to contribute its hospital activity to the company and to use the company’s services exclusively for a fixed period, unless an express exemption is granted in accordance with a procedure defined by the said Articles of Association and, correspondingly, to subscribe to a share of the capital according to this activity, each co-operating member thus having the dual status of member and user;
2° As non-cooperating members :
– employees of the cooperative society, its subsidiaries and the cooperative health organisations to which it belongs, either directly or through a mutual fund managing employee savings ;
– natural or legal persons, governed by public or private law, of a professional or inter-professional nature, contributing to the achievement of the objects of the cooperative society, within the framework of the health economy.
Non-doctor cooperative members and non cooperative members together may not hold more than 49% of the voting rights. Non-members alone may not hold more than 35% of the voting rights. In addition, no non-cooperating member may hold or represent more than 10% of the voting rights.
Each member has a single vote at General Meetings, subject to the provisions of the Articles of Association ensuring compliance with the provisions of this article.