Article R225-158 of the French Commercial code
Shares purchased, with a view to a reduction in the share capital, by the company that issued them are cancelled, if they are registered shares, by an entry in the company’s register of registered shares. When shares are registered in an account in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 211-1 et seq. of the Monetary and Financial Code, the cancellation of the shares is recorded by a transfer to…