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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-11

…of the company of which it is aware pursuant to articles L. 233-7 and L. 233-12; 4° The list of holders of any securities with special control rights and a description thereof; 5° The control mechani…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-14

…ectors as remuneration for their activity, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 225-45, is determined in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 22-10-8.

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Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-21

…nditions to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market. Any appointment made in breach of this article that does not have the effect of remedying the irregularity in the comp…

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Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-57

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the allocation of options giving the right to subscribe for or purchase shares to a corporate officer pursuant to Article L. 22…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L228-94

…ue securities giving access to existing equity securities or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities of another company of which it does not directly or indirectly own more than half of…

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Subsection 2: Provisions relating to securities giving access to the capital.

Article L228-99

…ecurities giving access thereto must take the measures necessary to protect the interests of the holders of the rights thus created if it decides to issue, in any form whatsoever, new equity securitie…

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Subsection 2: Provisions relating to securities giving access to the capital.

Article L228-106

…ivership proceedings are opened against a company issuing securities giving access to the capital under the conditions of article L. 228-91, the period provided for exercising the right to an allocati…

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Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-4

…ted market, in the event of the appointment to the position of chairman, chief executive officer or deputy chief executive officer of a person bound by an employment contract to the company or to any…

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Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-35

…oard to the Ordinary General Meeting referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 225-100 includes, in addition to the information mentioned in article L. 225-100-1, the following information:

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-45

Deliberations made by meetings in breach of the provisions of articles L. 22-10-31, L. 22-10-32 and L. 22-10-33 are null and void.

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