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Corporate Governance
Chairman’s Report on the Operating Procedures of the Board of Directors
and on Internal Control and Risk Management Procedures
‡ Chairman’s Report on the
Operating Procedures of the Board
of Directors and on Internal
Control and Risk Management
Procedures
In accordance with article L.225-37 of the Commercial Code, the Chairman of the Board
of Directors is required to report on the composition, preparation and organization of
the work of the Board of Directors and about internal control and risk management
procedures put in place by the Group (parent company and all consolidated companies).
1. COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The rules and operating procedures of the Board of
Directors are defined by the law, the Company’s bylaws
and the internal rules of the Board. In addition,
Committees have been established in accordance with
these rules.
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The Company’s by-laws are compliant with legal
requirements. They contain specific provisions
concerning the maximum term of office (three years)
and the age limit (85 for the Chairman and the Chief
Executive Officer). Further, the internal rules of the
Board of Directors require each director to own at
least 400 Sodexo shares.