Subsection 1: Board of Directors

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Article R5315-3

French Labour CodeIn force

Updated 2 Nov 2023

The Board of Directors manages the school's affairs. In particular, it deliberates on :

1° Annual and multiannual guidelines, in particular those set out in the contract of objectives and performance signed between the State and the public establishment, represented, on its authorisation, by the Chairman and the Managing Director ;

2° Business development plans, measures to promote integration and qualifications and to support the promotion and mobility of people, whether or not they are in employment;

3° The conditions under which the establishment implements public policy measures contributing to the public employment service on behalf of the State in accordance with the guidelines set out in the contract of objectives and performance;

4° The nature of agreements subject to prior and special deliberation by the Board, within the limit, if any, of an amount determined by the Board;

5° The general conditions of organisation and operation of the establishment, in particular the creation or closure of subsidiaries;

6° The programme of regional offices;

7° Proposed purchases of real estate and long-term leases;

8° Proposed disposals of real estate;

9° General conditions of employment and remuneration of staff;

10° The establishment's internal regulations;

11° The internal regulations of the Board of Directors and its committees mentioned in article R. 5315-5 ;

12° The annual activity report and the social report;

13° The initial budget, employment authorisations and any amendments thereto;

14° The annual accounts;

15° Authorised loans and maximum outstanding cash loans;

16 The granting of sureties, guarantees and other personal sureties;

17° The creation of sureties on the assets of the public establishment;

18° The acceptance of donations and legacies;

19° The acquisition of financial holdings and participation in economic interest groupings, public interest groupings and organisations;

20° The nature of legal actions, settlements and debt remissions for which the Chief Executive Officer may act without prior and special deliberation by the Board, within the limit, if any, of an amount to be determined by the Board;

21° The appointment of statutory auditors;

22° The principles for the presentation of the cost accounting provided for in Article R. 5315-10, which it approves after receiving the opinion of the audit committee referred to in 1° of article R. 5315-5.

After receiving the opinion of the Audit Committee referred to in 1° of article R. 5315-5, the Board of Directors examines, at each meeting, the activity and management report prepared by the Chief Executive Officer.

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