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Article L211-21 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Voluntary or forced public auctions of financial securities shall be conducted, if the securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, by the investment services providers which are members of the regulated market on which the securities are traded and, if not, by an investment services provider or a notary.

Even in the event of provisions to the contrary in the articles of association, the provisions of this article shall apply to auctions for failure to pay up shares.

The provisions of this article do not apply to auctions of public debt securities carried out on behalf of the State.

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Article L211-21

Les adjudications publiques volontaires ou forcées de titres financiers sont faites, si ces titres sont admis aux négociations sur un marché réglementé, par les prestataires de services d’investissement membres du marché réglementé où ces titres sont négociés et, dans le cas contraire, par un prestataire de services d’investissement ou par un notaire.

Même en cas de dispositions statutaires contraires, les dispositions du présent article s’appliquent aux adjudications pour défaut de libération d’actions.

Les dispositions du présent article ne sont pas applicables aux adjudications de titres de la dette publique effectuées pour le compte de l’Etat.

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