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Article L231-19 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

It is punishable by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 18,000 euros for the directors of the management company or any person in the company’s employ to obstruct the statutory auditors’ verifications or controls or to refuse to provide them with all documents required for the performance of their duties.

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Article L231-19

Est puni d’un emprisonnement de cinq ans et d’une amende de 18 000 euros le fait, pour les dirigeants de la société de gestion ou toute personne au service de la société, de mettre obstacle aux vérifications ou contrôles des commissaires aux comptes ou de leur refuser la communication sur place de toutes les pièces utiles à l’exercice de leur mission.

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