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Article R225-169 of the French Commercial code

If they represent at least one-twentieth of the share capital, shareholders may, in a common interest, instruct, at their own expense, one or more of them to represent them, in order to support, both as plaintiff and defendant, the corporate action either against the directors, or against the managing director, or against the members of the management board. However, where the company’s capital exceeds 750,000 Euros, the amount of capital…

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Article R225-170 of the French Commercial code

Where the corporate action is brought by one or more shareholders, acting either individually or under the conditions provided for in Article R. 225-169, the court may only rule if the company has been duly challenged through its legal representatives. The court may appoint an ad hoc agent to represent the company in the proceedings, where there is a conflict of interest between the company and its legal representatives.

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Article R225-171 of the French Commercial code

The president of the commercial court in the jurisdiction of the company’s registered office, ruling at the request of the chairman of the board of directors or the management board of the société anonyme à participation ouvrière, appoints the independent expert responsible for presenting to the general meeting of shareholders the report on the amount of compensation proposed to the participants and former participants mentioned in the second paragraph of…

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Article R225-172 of the French Commercial code

The request by the chairman of the board of directors or the management board of the société anonyme à participation ouvrière is made at least three months before the date of the extraordinary general meeting called to rule on the compensation. The expert’s report is filed at the registered office at least thirty-five days before the date of the extraordinary general meeting called to rule on the compensation and is…

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