bflyer
mfs has it right - on a normal flight VLE applies, and the FCOM 2.04.25 limit applies to only two situations:
1. "dispatch with landing gear down" and
2. "in case of an inflight landing gear retraction failure".
On a normal flight you can exceed the FCOM 2 "special procedures" VMO/MMO because it does not apply to your flight.
Hope that helps.
TP