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Article R751-1 of the French Commercial code

In each department, a prefectoral order, published in the Recueil des actes administratifs, appoints: 1° On a proposal from the department’s association of mayors, from among the members of the deliberative bodies of the department’s communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation, up to a limit of three persons per category, the persons mentioned in f and g of 1° of II of Article L. 751-2 and to f and…

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Article R751-2 of the French Commercial code

For each application for authorisation, a prefectoral order sets the composition of the departmental commission. The elected representatives mentioned in a to e of 1° of II, a and b of 1° of III and a to c of 1° of IV of article L. 751-2 may only be represented by a member of the deliberative body that they chair. No person may sit on the commission in two different…

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Article R751-3 of the French Commercial code

When the catchment area defined in the applicant’s file exceeds the boundaries of one département, the prefect of the département of the commune of establishment determines the number of elected representatives and qualified personalities from each of the other départements concerned called upon to complete the commission. For each of the other departments concerned, the number of elected representatives mentioned in 1° of II, 1° of III and 1° of…

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Article R751-4 of the French Commercial code

Any member of the committee, even one without voting rights, shall complete a form relating to the offices and directorships held by him, those held in the three years prior to his appointment, and his interests during the same period. No member, even one without voting rights, may sit on the committee unless he has submitted this duly completed form to the chairman of the committee, or has omitted to…

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Article R751-6 of the French Commercial code

The four members mentioned in 6° of article L. 751-6 are appointed on the respective proposals of the presidents of the Association des maires de France, the Assemblée des communautés de France, the Assemblée des départements de France and the Association des régions de France. Their term of office ends as soon as their elected office ceases. Each appointing authority designates an alternate member at the same time as the…

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Article R751-7 of the French Commercial code

Halves of the committee are elected every three years. The chairman and the two vice-chairmen are elected at the first meeting of the committee after the end of the appointments following the partial renewal of the committee. The oldest member of the committee elects the chairman, the first vice-chairman and the second vice-chairman in turn. They are elected by an absolute majority. If an absolute majority is not obtained in…

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Article R751-9 of the French Commercial code

If a full member is absent or unable to attend, the alternate member is called upon to replace him or her. If a member is absent or unable to attend six successive meetings without giving a reason, the chairman may terminate that member’s term of office. In this case, the appointing authority shall appoint a new full member and a new alternate member for the remainder of the term of…

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