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Article R422-16 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Without prejudice to the provisions which, pursuant to Articles 10 and 11 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, the articles of association must include those which, by virtue of the articles 8, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 24 of the same law they may contain, concerning respectively the distribution of shares, the managers, the company name, the distribution of profits, company debts, transfers of company shares and the dissolution of the company and articles R. 422-6 et R. 422-7, the articles of association must state:

1° The surnames, first names, domicile of the partners, their marital status and, where applicable, the existence of clauses, deeds enforceable against third parties or decisions restricting the free disposal of their assets;

2° The title of each of the partners;

3° The duration for which the company is formed;

4° The address of the registered office;

5° The nature and separate valuation of each of the contributions made by the partners;

6° The amount of the share capital, the nominal amount, the number and the distribution of the shares representing this capital;

7° A statement that the contributions contributing to the formation of the share capital have been paid up in full or in part, as the case may be;

8° The majority required for the transfer or assignment of shares to third parties;

9° The amount of interest shares allocated to each contributor in kind;

10° The specific provisions set out in articles R. 422-20 et R. 422-21.

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Article R422-16

Sans préjudice des dispositions qu’en vertu des articles 10 et 11 de la loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966 les statuts doivent comporter, de celles qu’en vertu des articles 8, 14, 15, 19, 20 et 24 de la même loi ils peuvent contenir, concernant respectivement la répartition des parts, les gérants, la raison sociale, la répartition des bénéfices, les dettes sociales, les cessions des parts sociales et la dissolution de la société et des articles R. 422-6 et R. 422-7, les statuts doivent indiquer :

1° Les nom, prénoms, domicile des associés, leur situation matrimoniale et, le cas échéant, l’existence de clauses, d’actes opposables aux tiers ou de décisions restrictives à la libre disposition de leurs biens ;

2° Le titre de chacun des associés ;

3° La durée pour laquelle la société est constituée ;

4° L’adresse du siège social ;

5° La nature et l’évaluation distincte de chacun des apports effectués par les associés ;

6° Le montant du capital social, le montant nominal, le nombre et la répartition des parts sociales représentatives de ce capital ;

7° L’affirmation de la libération totale ou partielle, suivant le cas, des apports concourant à la formation du capital social ;

8° La majorité requise pour la transmission ou la cession des parts à des tiers ;

9° Le montant des parts d’intérêt attribuées à chaque apporteur en industrie ;

10° Les dispositions particulières prévues aux articles R. 422-20 et R. 422-21.

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