SECTION 518

Subject to the provisions of this article, the articles of association shall set forth the rules for calling the meetings of shareholders. A meeting is called by a notice of meeting published in a newspaper authorized to publish legal notices. If all shares are nominatives, such publication may be replaced by notice of meeting sent, to be paid by the company, by hand-delivered letter against a receipt or by registered mail with request for acknowledgement of receipt, by facsimile or electronic mail. Notice of meeting by facsimile and electronic mail are valid only if the partner has previously given his written consent and communicated his facsimile number or electronic address, as applicable. He may, at any time, request expressly to the company by registered mail with request for acknowledgement of receipt that the aforementioned means of communication referred be replaced in the future by postal mail. The notice of meeting shall state the date, the venue of the meeting and the agenda. The notice of meeting shall reach or be communicated to shareholders fifteen (15) days at least prior to the date of the meeting for the first notice of meeting and, where appropriate, six (6) days at least for subsequent notice of meetings. Where the meeting is called by an ad hoc agent, the judge may set a different deadline.