Section 4: Equity securities

Joint stock companies belonging to the public sector, cooperative limited companies, coordination companies within the meaning of article L. 423-1-1 du code de la construction et de l’habitation, les offices publics de l’habitat mentionnés à l’article L. 411-2 of the same code, the sociétés anonymes d’habitations à loyer modéré mentioned in article L. 422-2 of the said code, mutual or cooperative banks and State-owned industrial and commercial public establishments may…

The rules governing the issue of profit participation certificates by insurance companies are set out in article L. 322-2-1 of the French Insurance Code.

The rules governing the issue of profit participation certificates by agricultural cooperative societies and their associations are set out in article L. 523-8 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

A decree shall, where necessary, lay down the provisions concerning the issue and remuneration of securities issued by mutual or cooperative banks and public industrial and commercial establishments.