Section VIII: European companies

Subject to the provisions of this section, the société européenne shall be governed by the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE), by the provisions of Chapter IX of Title II of Book II of the Code de commerce and by the rules of this Code applicable to sociétés anonymes which do not conflict therewith.

Where an insurance undertaking in the form of a société européenne registered in France intends to transfer its registered office outside France, it shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution no later than the day of publication of the proposed transfer. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 229-4 of the Commercial Code, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is competent to oppose, in…