Any sums paid to beneficiaries under the profit-sharing agreement after the last day of the fifth month following the end of the financial year will be subject to late payment interest equal to 1.33 times the rate set inarticle 14 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives. This interest, which is payable by the company, is paid at the same time as the principal and benefits from the exemption provided for in articles L. 3315-1 to L. 3315-3.
When the formula for calculating the profit-sharing is based on a period of less than one year, the interest begins to accrue on the first day of the third month following the end of the period for calculating the profit-sharing.