Article 1847 of the French Civil Code

If a legal entity acts as managing director, its directors are subject to the same conditions and obligations and incur the same civil and criminal liability as if they were managing directors in their own name, without prejudice to the joint and several liability of the legal entity that they direct.

Original in French

Article 1847

Si une personne morale exerce la gérance, ses dirigeants sont soumis aux mêmes conditions et obligations et encourent les mêmes responsabilités, civile et pénale, que s’ils étaient gérants en leur nom propre, sans préjudice de la responsabilité solidaire de la personne morale qu’ils dirigent.