Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Any agreement by which one of the partners transfers all or part of its capital securities or company shares to a third party, with a view to the latter exercising the profession of commercial court clerk, is entered into subject to the condition precedent of the acceptance of the transferee by the partners, and, if applicable, the approval of the withdrawal of the transferor. When selecting a winner of the…

Any change in the distribution or number of shares or corporate units held by the members, whether or not they practise the profession whose practice constitutes the corporate purpose of the company, or in the related voting rights, shall be the subject of a declaration to the Minister of Justice, within thirty days, by tele-procedure on the website of the Ministry of Justice, at the request of the company or…

Articles R. 743-44, R. 743-45, R. 743-100 and R. 743-126 also apply to the gratuitous transfer of all or part of its equity securities or shares granted by one of the members.

The number of partners may be increased during the company’s existence, with or without an increase in the share capital. Any new partner intending to work within the company must meet the conditions required to practise as a commercial court clerk and be approved by the Minister of Justice, who appoints him as an associate commercial court clerk.

If the appointment of the new partner occurs at the time of an increase in the share capital, the provisions of articles R. 743-31, R. 743-32, R. 743-33, R. 743-36 and R. 743-42 and the second paragraph of Article R. 743-44 shall apply. The decision to increase the share capital is taken, where applicable, subject to the suspensive condition of approval of the new partner who intends to practise within…

The decision to extend the company must immediately be brought to the attention of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, by the company’s legal representative, by tele-procedure on the Ministry of Justice website.