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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article R225-141

The adjustment of the subscription price may never have the effect of reducing this price below the nominal value of the share.

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Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-107

If, in the absence of the required quorum, a meeting is unable to deliberate regularly, minutes shall be drawn up by the officers of that meeting.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-100

Shareholders' Meetings are chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, as applicable, or, in his absence, by the person provided for in the Articles of Association. Fai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-101

…nction are the scrutineers of the meeting. The officers of the meeting appoint its secretary who, unless otherwise provided for in the Articles of Association, may be chosen from outside the sharehold…

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Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article R225-172

…ard of directors or the management board of the société anonyme à participation ouvrière is made at least three months before the date of the extraordinary general meeting called to rule on the compen…

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Section 6 : Conversion of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-165

The transformation of the company is subject to the publicity provided for in the event of an amendment to the Articles of Association.

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Section 8: Civil liability.

Article R225-168

Procedural acts and notifications shall be deemed to have been validly made in respect of the agent or agents alone.

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Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160-3

The expert's report is filed at the registered office at least fifteen days before the date of the General Meeting called to vote on the buyback. It shall be made available to shareholders and statuto…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Directors elected or appointed by employees

Article R225-34-3

The training provided for in Article L. 225-30-2 and Article L. 225-23 ensures that directors elected by the General Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to Article L. 225-23 and to directors elected by e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-78

If the company uses the single document provided for in the third paragraph of Article R. 225-76, this document shall include, in addition to the information provided for in Articles R. 225-76 and R.…

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