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Article L231-18 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

It is punishable by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 18,000 euros for a statutory auditor, in his own name or as a partner in a company of statutory auditors, to give or confirm false information about the situation of the non-trading property investment company or to fail to disclose to the public prosecutor any criminal offence of which he has knowledge.

Articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Criminal Code apply to statutory auditors.

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Article L231-18

Est puni d’un emprisonnement de cinq ans et d’une amende de 18 000 euros le fait, pour un commissaire aux comptes, en son nom personnel ou au titre d’associé dans une société de commissaires aux comptes, de donner ou de confirmer des informations mensongères sur la situation de la société civile de placement immobilier ou de ne pas révéler au procureur de la République les faits délictueux dont il a eu connaissance.

Les articles 226-13 et 226-14 du code pénal sont applicables aux commissaires aux comptes.

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