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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-61

Members of the Management Board or the sole Managing Director may be dismissed by the General Meeting and, if the Articles of Association so provide, by the Supervisory Board. If the dismissal is deci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-1

A société anonyme (public limited company) is a company whose capital is divided into shares and which is formed between partners who bear losses only up to the amount of their contributions.It is for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-4

Subscription of shares for cash is recorded by a bulletin drawn up in accordance with the conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat.

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

Article L225-36

The relocation of the registered office within France may be decided by the Board of Directors, subject to ratification of this decision by the next Ordinary General Meeting.As delegated by the Extrao…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-10

When the meeting deliberates on the approval of a contribution in kind or the granting of a special benefit, the shares of the contributor or beneficiary are not taken into account for the calculation…

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

Article L225-19

The Articles of Association must provide for an age limit for the performance of the duties of director, applying either to all directors or to a specified percentage of them.Failing an express provis…

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

Article L225-48

The Articles of Association must provide for an age limit for the performance of the duties of Chairman of the Board of Directors which, in the absence of an express provision, is set at sixty-five ye…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-60

The Articles of Association must provide for an age limit for the performance of the duties of member of the Management Board or sole Managing Director which, in the absence of an express provision, i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-16

The first directors or members of the Supervisory Board are designated in the Articles of Association.

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

Article L225-41

Agreements approved by the meeting, like those disapproved by it, produce their effects with regard to third parties, except when they are cancelled in the case of fraud. Even in the absence of fraud,…

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