688. Notwithstanding the first paragraph of section 473, the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec may acquire shares in a holding company which, by reason of such acquisition, becomes a legal person controlled by the federation resulting from the amalgamation referred to in section 689.
Such a holding company must be constituted under Québec law for the sole purpose of acquiring or holding all or some of the shares in another legal person that engages exclusively in commercial or industrial activities.