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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-76

A legal entity may be appointed to the Supervisory Board. When appointed, it is required to designate a permanent representative who is subject to the same conditions and obligations and incurs the sa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-73

…if any, shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with the provisions set out in Article L. 225-72 and shall denounce any breach thereof in their report to the annual general meeting.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-74

No member of the Supervisory Board may be a member of the Management Board.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-75

…id with the exception of those that may be made under the conditions provided for in Article L. 225-78.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-79

…he members whose number and method of appointment are provided for in Articles L. 225-69 and L. 225-75, members elected either by the staff of the company, or by the staff of the company and that of i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-71

…applicable, these representatives are appointed under the conditions provided for in Article L. 225-79.The members of the Supervisory Board referred to in the first paragraph of this article shall, at…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-72

…y to employee shareholders appointed as members of the Supervisory Board pursuant to Article L. 225-71, nor to employees appointed as members of the Supervisory Board pursuant to articles L. 225-79 an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Copyright owners

Article L113-7

The natural person or persons who carry out the intellectual creation of an audiovisual work shall have the status of author of that work. In the absence of proof to the contrary, the following shall…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-7

Unless otherwise stipulated in a manner more favourable to the author of software, the latter may not: 1° Oppose modification of the software by the assignee of the rights mentioned in 2° of Article L…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-7

I.-After the death of the author, the resale right referred to in article L. 122-8 subsists in favour of his heirs and, for the usufruct provided for in Article L. 123-6, his spouse, during the curren…

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