(1) Every year in the first eight months of the financial year, the general meeting adopts a resolution regarding the approval of the actions taken by the members of the management board and the approval of the actions taken by the members of the supervisory board, and the discharge to be granted to them. A separate vote is to be taken regarding the approval of the actions by an individual member, and the discharge granted to same, should the general meeting resolve that this be done, or should a minority so demand whose shares of stock, in the aggregate, are at least equivalent to one tenth of the capital stock or to a stake of 1 million euros.
(2) By approving the actions taken and granting discharge, the general meeting endorses the management of the company by the members of the management board and of the supervisory board. The approval and discharge does not entail any waiver of claims to compensation.
(3) The deliberations regarding the approval of actions and granting of discharge as a rule are to be tied to the deliberations regarding the appropriation of the net income.
(4) (repealed)