In companies other than sociétés anonymes, the statutory auditor shall ask the manager, under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, for explanations of the facts referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 234-1. The director must respond within fifteen days. The reply must be sent to the works council or, where there is none, to the employee representatives and, if there is one, to the supervisory board. On receipt of the reply, or in the absence of a reply within fifteen days, the statutory auditor shall inform the President of the Commercial Court. He may ask to be heard by the president of the court, in which case the second paragraph of I of article L. 611-2 is applicable.
If the director fails to respond, or if he finds that, despite the decisions taken, the company’s continued operation is still in jeopardy, the statutory auditor draws up a special report and invites the director, in writing, a copy of which is sent to the president of the commercial court, to have the matter discussed at a general meeting convened in accordance with the conditions and timeframe set by decree of the Conseil d’Etat.
If, at the end of the general meeting, the statutory auditor finds that the decisions taken do not enable the company to continue as a going concern, he shall inform the president of the commercial court of his actions and communicate the results to him. He may ask to be heard by the president of the court, in which case the second paragraph of I of Article L. 611-2 shall apply.
The last paragraph of article L. 234-1 is applicable.