For the joint practice of their profession, court-appointed administrators may form entities with legal personality among themselves, with the exception of legal forms that confer the status of trader on their partners. They may also be members of an economic interest grouping or a European economic interest grouping or partners in a holding company governed by Title IV of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in company form of liberal professions subject to legislative or regulatory status or whose title is protected and to financial holding companies of liberal professions.
Where the legal form of practice is a company, the share capital and voting rights may be held by any person practising a legal or judicial profession or by any person legally established in a Member State of the European Union, in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or in the Swiss Confederation who practises, in one of these States, an activity that is subject to a legislative or regulatory statute or conditional upon possession of a recognised national or international qualification, and practises any of the aforementioned professions and, in the case of a legal entity, satisfies the capital ownership and voting rights requirements laid down by the aforementioned law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990.
All companies must include at least one judicial administrator among their members who meets the conditions required to perform his duties.
At least one member of the profession of court-appointed administrator practising within the company must be a member of the company’s board of directors or supervisory board.
In compliance with the rules of professional conduct applicable to each profession, a decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this article. In particular, it shall set out the conditions for the registration and omission of these companies with the competent professional authority.