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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Valuation of the property

Article L313-22

The assessment referred to in article L. 313-20 gives rise to the drafting of an appraisal document taking into account, in accordance with the standards mentioned in 2° of the same article, the legal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Economats.

Article L3254-2

The prohibition set out in Article L. 3254-1 does not apply in the following cases: 1° Where the contract of employment stipulates that the employee who is provided with board and lodging shall also r…

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

Article L225-27

…t, in addition to the directors whose number and method of appointment are provided for in Articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-18, directors elected either by the company's employees, or by the employees of…

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

Article L225-21

…rvisory board memberships held by this person in controlled companies within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 by the company of which it is a director. For the application of the provisions of this ar…

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

Article L225-22

…shall not entail the nullity of the deliberations in which the director irregularly appointed took part. The number of directors bound to the company by a contract of employment may not exceed one thi…

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

Article L225-29

The term of office of a director elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to

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

Article L225-20

…sing whether the composition of the Board of Directors complies with the first paragraph of article L. 225-18-1. Any appointment made in breach of this paragraph that does not remedy the irregularity…

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

Article L225-26

…utory auditors, if any, shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with the provisions of Article L. 225-25 and shall denounce any breach thereof in their report to the annual general meeting.

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

Article L225-23

…ad, where the report presented by the Board of Directors at the General Meeting pursuant to Article L. 225-102 establishes that shares held by the company's staff and by the staff of companies affilia…

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