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Article R225-166-1 of the French Commercial code

The threshold mentioned in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 225-248 is equal:

a) Where the applicable legal and regulatory provisions do not impose a minimum share capital on the company due to its corporate form, to 1% of the total balance sheet of this company, recorded at the last financial year-end;

b) Otherwise, to the higher of 1% of the total balance sheet of the company, recorded at the last financial year-end, and the amount of minimum share capital associated with its corporate form, pursuant to Article L. 224-2 or Council Regulation (EC) no. 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company, below which the share capital may not be reduced.

The minimum share capital is the sum of the company’s net assets at the end of the last financial year.

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Article R225-166-1

Le seuil mentionné au quatrième alinéa de l’article L. 225-248 est égal :

a) Lorsque les dispositions législatives et réglementaires applicables n’imposent pas de capital social minimal à la société en raison de sa forme sociale, à 1 % du total du bilan de cette société, constaté lors de la dernière clôture d’exercice ;

b) Dans le cas contraire, à la valeur la plus élevée entre 1 % du total du bilan de la société, constaté lors de la dernière clôture d’exercice, et le montant de capital social minimal associé à sa forme sociale, en application de l’article L. 224-2 ou du règlement (CE) n° 2157/2001 du Conseil du 8 octobre 2001 relatif au statut de la société européenne, montant en-deçà duquel le capital social ne peut être ramené.

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