Convening to the AGO of an LLC or simplified joint stock company

This obligation applies to LLC or simplifed joint stock companies.

The manager of a SARL (or, failing that, the statutory auditor, if there is one) or the chairman of a SAS (simplified joint stock company) must send the notice of meeting to the shareholders at least 15 days before the date of the meeting on first notice, and at least 10 days on subsequent notice.

It should be noted that the SAS is free to choose the period between the dispatch of the notice of meeting and the general meeting itself, by means of its articles of association.

The notice of meeting may be sent either by post or by electronic telecommunication (if agreed by the recipient partners).

The notice of meeting must include the following information:

• company name, followed by acronym if applicable,
• the form of the company,
• the amount of share capital,
• the address of the registered office,
• SIREN number,
• the indication RCS followed by the name of the town where the company's registry office is located
• the date, time and place of the meeting,
• whether the meeting is extraordinary, ordinary or special,
• agenda, which generally includes the following information:
• Approval of the annual financial statements for the previous year
• Appropriation of net income for the previous year
• Agreements governed by article L.227-10 of the Commercial Code
• Upcoming deadlines
• Other business

The notice of meeting specifies the conditions under which shareholders may vote by post, and the places and conditions in which they may obtain the necessary forms and appended documents, and, where applicable, the e-mail address to which written questions may be sent.

• fifteen days on first call ;
• six days on second call.