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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 article L. 225-269.

This expert is chosen from among the statutory auditors registered on the list provided for in I of Article L. 822-1.

He is subject to the incompatibilities set out in articles L. 822-10 to L. 822-14 and the profession’s code of ethics.

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Article R225-171

Le président du tribunal de commerce du ressort du siège social de la société, statuant sur requête du président du conseil d’administration ou du directoire de la société anonyme à participation ouvrière, désigne l’expert indépendant chargé de présenter à l’assemblée générale des actionnaires le rapport sur le montant de l’indemnisation proposée aux participants et anciens participants mentionnés au deuxième alinéa de l’article L. 225-269.

Cet expert est choisi parmi les commissaires aux comptes inscrits sur la liste prévue à au I de l’article L. 822-1.

Il est soumis aux incompatibilités prévues aux articles L. 822-10 à L. 822-14 et au code de déontologie de la profession.

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