The board of directors or supervisory board of the société anonyme à participation ouvrière includes one or more representatives of the société coopérative de main-d’oeuvre. These representatives are elected by the general meeting of shareholders and chosen from among the agents who represent the cooperative at this general meeting. The number of representatives is determined by the ratio of labour shares to capital shares. They are appointed for the same term as the other directors and, like them, may be re-elected. However, their term of office ends if they cease to be employees of the Company and, consequently, members of the Company. If the board of directors or supervisory board consists of only three members, it must include at least one representative of the said société coopérative.