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Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-23

…of the company's share capital, one or more directors are elected by the General Meeting of Shareholders on the recommendation of the shareholders referred to in article L. 225-102. The shareholders v…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-24

In the event of a vacancy caused by the death or resignation of one or more directors, the Board of Directors may, between two General Meetings, make provisional appointments. When the number of direc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-30-1

…uant to article L. 225-27-1 shall have the time necessary to carry out their mandate effectively, under the conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-34

I.-In the event of a vacancy, due to death, resignation, dismissal, termination of the employment contract or for any other reason whatsoever, of a director's seat elected by the employees or appointe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-27

Decisions are taken at a general meeting. However, the Articles of Association may stipulate that, with the exception of those provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 223-26 All or some of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-21-1

…ose board he sits if, at the close of a financial year, that company does not exceed the thresholds defining small and medium-sized enterprises provided for in Article 2 of the Annex to Commission Rec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-28

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-43

Under penalty of nullity of the contract, directors other than legal entities are prohibited from contracting loans from the company in any form whatsoever, from being granted an overdraft by the comp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-47

…irman who shall be a natural person, failing which the appointment shall be null and void. It shall determine his remuneration.The Chairman shall be appointed for a term which may not exceed his term…

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Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-57

…remains subject to all the rules applicable to sociétés anonymes, with the exception of those provided for in articles L. 225-17 to L. 225-56. The introduction in the Articles of Association of this…

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