Jules Grevy to By the, July 6, 1882

The President of the French Republic upon the report of the minister of commerce.

Whereas the law of May 30, 1857, is as follows:

• Article 1. The anonymous corporations and other associations, commercial, industrial, and financial, which have sought and obtained the authorization of the Belgian Government, may exercise all their rights and have legal standing in the courts of France, upon conforming with the laws of the Empire.
• Art. 2. A decree rendered by the council of state can apply to all other countries the benefits contained in article 1:
  • Upon seeing the request of the minister of the United States at Paris;
  • Upon seeing the letters of the minister of foreign affairs under dates of August 5, 1880, February 3 and December 30, 1881, January 13 and 27, and June 5, 1882;

The council of state being heard, it is decreed:

• Article 1. The anonymous corporations and the other associations, commercial, industrial, and financial, which have sought and obtained in the United States of America the authorization of the government, may exercise all their rights and have legal standing in the courts in France upon conformity to the laws of the Republic.
• Art. 2. The minister of commerce is charged with the execution of the present decree, which will be inserted in the Bulletin des lois, and published in the Journal Ofiiciel of the French Republic.