One or more shareholders representing at least one tenth of the share capital may, either individually or by grouping together in any form whatsoever, apply to the courts for the appointment of one or more experts to present a report on one or more management operations.
The public prosecutor and the works council are entitled to act for the same purposes.
If the application is granted, the court decision determines the scope of the experts’ mission and powers. It may charge the fees to the company.
The report is sent to the applicant, the public prosecutor, the works council, the statutory auditor and the managing director. This report must also be appended to the report drawn up by the statutory auditor for the next general meeting and be given the same publicity.