The term of office of a director elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to article L. 225-27-1 is determined by the Articles of Association, without being able to exceed six years. The term of office is renewable, unless otherwise stipulated in the Articles of Association.
Any appointment made in violation of articles L. 225-27, L. 225-27-1, L. 225-28 and this article shall be null and void. This nullity does not entail the nullity of the deliberations in which the director who was improperly appointed took part.