I.- Article 6(2) of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to a legislative or regulatory status or whose title is protected and to companies for the financial participation of liberal professions is not applicable to companies for the liberal practice of medical biologists.
II – Companies for the liberal practice of medical biologists created prior to the date of promulgation of Law no. 2013-442 of 30 May 2013 on the reform of medical biology and which, on this date, do not comply with I of this article or I of article 10 of the same law retain the option of benefiting from the derogation provided for in 2° of I of article 6 of the aforementioned Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990.
Priority in the sale of their shares is given to the biologists practising in these companies. If the latter are unable to acquire the shares offered to them, the transfer may be made to any natural or legal person practising the profession of medical biologist or to any financial holding company for liberal professions of medical biologists. Subject to compliance with the thresholds provided for in application of III of article 6 of the aforementioned law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, this transfer may also be made to one or more persons who do not meet the conditions of A of I of article 5 of the same law or of 1° and 5° of B of the same I.
III -All contracts and agreements signed within the framework of sociétés d’exercice libéral are communicated to the competent ordre, pursuant to articles L. 4113-9 and L. 4221-19. Any hidden agreement or clause is then unenforceable.