19Finally, in so far as the French legislation requires legal persons owning vessels to have their seats in French territory and thus precludes the registration or management of a ship in the case of a secondary establishment such as an agency, branch or subsidiary, it is contrary to Articles 52 and 58 of the Treaty.
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