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SECY [1 record]

Record 1 2011-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Corporate Management (General)
DEF

... chief administrative officer of the company with extensive duties and responsibilities.

CONT

Every company shall have a secretary and a sole director shall not also be secretary.

OBS

In England the position of a secretary is important and does not have any direct equivalent in Belgium, since Belgian law does not require companies to have a secretary.

OBS

secretary; secy: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
DEF

Celui qui rédige certaines pièces (procès-verbaux, lettres expédiées ...), s'occupe de l'organisation et du fonctionnement d'une assemblée et par extension d'une société, d'un organisme, d'un service administratif.

CONT

Le président désigne un secrétaire chargé de dresser la liste de présence et de tenir le procès-verbal. Le rôle de secrétaire est beaucoup plus restreint qu'en Angleterre et se limite souvent aux fonctions relatives aux assemblées.

OBS

secrétaire; secr : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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