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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 R225-14-1

For the application of I of article L. 225-8-1, the decision of the founders not to appoint a contributions auditor, and any document relating to the description and valuation of the contributions, in…

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Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-94

…Supervisory Board that may be held simultaneously by the same natural person, pursuant to articles L. 225-21 and L. 225-77, is applicable to the accumulation of seats as director and member of the su…

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

Article L225-208

…ating their shares, those which allocate their shares under the conditions provided for in articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-3 of this Code and those which grant options to purchase their shares und…

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

Article L225-25

…he first paragraph do not apply to employee shareholders appointed as directors pursuant to article L. 225-23, nor to employees appointed as directors pursuant to articles L. 225-27 and L. 225-27-1.

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Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-149-3

The reports and formalities mentioned in Article L. 225-129-2, in the second paragraph of l'article L. 225-131, in 1° of Article L. 225-136, to the articles L. 225-138, L. 225-142 and L. 225-143, in t…

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

Article L225-45

…ctors.When the Board of Directors is not composed in accordance with the first paragraph of article L. 225-18-1, payment of the remuneration provided for in the first paragraph of this article shall b…

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Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-129

…his power to the Board of Directors or the Management Board under the conditions set out in Article L. 225-129-2. The capital increase must, subject to the provisions of Articles L. 225-129-2 and L. 2…

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Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-83

…latter.When the Supervisory Board is not composed in accordance with the first paragraph of article L. 225-69-1, payment of the remuneration provided for in the first paragraph of this article shall b…

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Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-104

The thresholds provided for in Article L. 225-102-1, assessed at the end of the financial year, are set at 100 million euros for the balance sheet total, 100 million euros for the net sales figure and…

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Paragraph 2: Directors elected or appointed by employees

Article R225-34-4

…me devoted to training directors elected by the general meeting of shareholders pursuant to Article L. 225-23 and directors elected by employees or appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-27-1 is determi…

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