The management and administration of the société européenne are governed by the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter V of this Title, with the exception of the first paragraph of Articles L. 225-37 and L. 225-82 and the fourth paragraph of Article L. 225-64.
However, by exception to article L. 225-62, in the event of a vacancy on the Management Board, a member of the Supervisory Board may be appointed by the Supervisory Board to perform the duties of a member of the Management Board for a maximum period set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. During this period, the member’s duties on the Supervisory Board are suspended.
The provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 225-17, the second paragraph of Article L. 225-22, article L. 225-69 and the second paragraph of article L. 225-79 may not hinder employee participation as defined in Article L. 439-25 of the Labour Code.
Each member of the Supervisory Board may be provided by the Chairman of the Management Board with any documents that he considers necessary for the performance of his duties.
The European Company is managed by an Executive Board consisting of no more than seven members.
The articles of association must provide for rules similar to those set out in articles L. 225-38 to L. 225-42 and L. 225-86 to L. 225-90. However, in the case of a company governed by article L. 229-6, the entry in the register of deliberations constitutes approval of the agreement.