Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:21:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Herbert Morgenstern Kugler.pdf: 1499656 bytes, checksum: 92371be83b313650dc655aced3f95792 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-05-24 / The partners of a limited liability company s negotiate the company s features when they enter into the articles of association, which must observe the limits provided by applicable legislation. However, the articles of association are not the only and exclusive means the partners have for regulating their rights and obligations insofar as they may enter into other contracts, complementary and accessory to the articles of association. Among these complementary agreements, we accent the quotaholders agreement. The quotaholders agreement is the contract entered into by partners of a limited liability company to discipline their rights and obligations, taking into consideration, in varying degrees, the corporate relationship derived from the company. The present study aimed at analyzing the legal regime applicable to the quotaholders agreement, in view of the doctrine that divides agreements in three spheres (existence, validity and effectiveness) and, also, pursuant to applicable legislation, especially regarding the application of Law 6,404/76 to limited liability companies. We conclude that the quotaholders agreement (i) exists when partners of a limited liability company enter into an agreement, in parallel to the articles of association, in order to discipline their rights and obligations; (ii) is valid when it does not violate applicable legislation or the articles of association, nor is used to harm third parties; and (iii) effects, always, the contracting parties and, provided that certain requisites are observed (filing with the company s headquarters and register before the Public Commercial Board), third parties, including the company / A escolha das características de uma sociedade limitada é realizada pelos sócios quando da sua contratação, formalizada por meio do contrato social, pautado pelos limites impostos pelo ordenamento jurídico. Entretanto, o contrato social não esgota todas as possibilidades dos sócios pactuarem acerca dos seus direitos e obrigações, vez que os sócios podem realizar outros negócios jurídicos, de caráter complementar e acessório ao contrato social, dentre os quais se destaca o acordo de sócios. O acordo de sócios consiste no pacto firmado por pessoas titulares de direitos de sócio de uma sociedade limitada, o qual tem por fim disciplinar direitos e obrigações entre suas partes, visando, em menor ou maior grau, a relação societária derivada da sociedade limitada. O presente trabalho buscou analisar qual o regime jurídico do acordo de sócios, levando em conta a divisão do negócio jurídico em três planos (existência, validade e eficácia), bem como as características da sociedade limitada e a legislação aplicável ao caso, em especial a aplicabilidade das disposições da Lei 6.404/76 à sociedade limitada. Concluímos, assim, que, o acordo de sócios (i) passa a existir quando titulares de direitos de sócios de uma sociedade limitada firmam um acordo onde disciplinam, à margem do contrato social, o exercício de direitos e deveres dos sócios; (ii) será válido quando não descumprir qualquer preceito legal ou do contrato social, tampouco for utilizado para prejudicar terceiros; e (iii) será eficaz, sempre, perante as partes signatárias e, desde que preenchimentos certos requisitos (arquivamento na sede da sociedade e registro Junta Comercial), perante terceiros, inclusive a sociedade

Le droit des sociétés est marqué par un phénomène de "contractualisation", lequel témoigne de la multiplication de l'aménagement des rapports entre associés, qu'il concerne les modalités de direction de la société ou l'exercice de leurs prérogatives et obligations. Ces aménagements peuvent revêtir deux formes : l'une statutaire, l'autre extrastatutaire. L'étude du statutaire et de l'extrastatutaire en droit des sociétés se consacre donc à la comparaison de ces deux formes d'aménagement et propose d'identifier leurs deux traits caractéristiques : une finalité commune et un caractère distinct.Les actes statutaires et extrastatutaires partagent une finalité commune : ils concourent à la réalisation de l'opération sociétaire. Parmi tous les actes relatifs à la société, ils se caractérisent par leur but qui est de permettre à leurs signataires de satisfaire leurs intérêts spécifiques par le truchement de l'intérêt social, à savoir par la réalisation d'une entreprise commune en vue de l'enrichissement collectif des associés. Cette finalité commune exerce alors une influence sur leur régime juridique car les actes statutaires comme ceux extrastatutaires sont soumis aux règles du droit des sociétés. Cette influence se mesure surtout à l'égard des actes sociétaires extrastatutaires, lesquels sont tenus de respecter l'ordre public sociétaire, sont soumis à la lex societatis en droit international privé et relèvent de la compétence des tribunaux de commerce dans les sociétés commerciales. Même s'ils partagent une finalité commune qui permet leur rattachement à la catégorie des conventions sociétaires, les actes statutaires et ceux extrastatutaires n'en demeurent pas moins distincts. Classiquement, ces deux types d'actes sont distingués en considération d'un critère formel, à savoir selon leur localisation dans le document dénommé statuts ou à l'extérieur de celui-ci, mais celui-ci ne permet pas de saisir l'essence de cette distinction. Plus fondamentalement, il doit être distingué entre les aménagements du statut d'associé, applicable à toute personne ayant la qualité d'associé, et ceux extérieurs au statut, lesquels ne sont que l'expression des engagements personnels des associés et applicables à leurs seuls signataires. Le caractère statutaire d'une stipulation emporte alors deux conséquences spécifiques. Parce que le statut d'associé a vocation à s'appliquer à tout associé de manière identique, il peut être modifié à la majorité. Cette règle doit cependant être appliquée en tenant compte des situations de conflit d'intérêts susceptibles de se présenter lors de la création de différentes catégories d'associé ou de l'octroi d'avantages particuliers. Parce que le statut d'associé a vocation à s'appliquer à tout associé présent et à venir, seules les stipulations statutaires s'appliquent à l'acquéreur de titres sociaux. / Corporate law is characterized by a trend of "contracting", which reflects the multiplication of the systems of relationship between partners, whether this involves the management rules of a company or the application of their rights and obligations. These systems can take two shapes: statutory or non-statutory. The study of statutory and non-statutory in corporate law is devoted to comparing these two forms and identifying their two key features: a common purpose and a distinct nature.Statutory and non-statutory acts share a joint purpose : they contribute to the accomplishment of the corporation. Among all acts in connection with a company, they are characterized by their purpose which aim to enable their signatories to meet their specific interests through the interest of the corporation, i.e. through a joint enterprise targeting the joint enrichment of the partners. This common purpose influences their legal regime because both statutory as well as non-statutory acts are subject to corporate law. This influence can be mainly felt towards non-statutory acts, which have to comply with the corporate public order, are governed by the lex societatis in international private law and fall under the competence of commercial courts in business corporations. Even though they share a common purpose which makes them fall under the category of corporate agreements, statutory and non-statutory acts remain distinct. Traditionally, these two sorts of acts can be distinguished by applying a formal criteria, namely whether they can be found in the document named articles of associations or outside of those, but this criteria doesn't express the essence of this distinction. More fundamentally, one has to distinguish between the adjustments of the partners' statutes, which apply to any partner, and those outside the statutes, which only represent the personal commitment of the partners and only apply to the signatories. The statutory nature of a clause triggers two specific consequences. Since the partner statute is meant to apply equally to all partners, it can be modified with a majority vote. However, this rule must take into account potential conflicts of interest which can arise when creating different categories of partners or when granting special benefits. Since the status of partner is destined to apply to all present and future partners, only statutory clauses apply to the purchaser of ownership shares.