In commercial companies, the works council or, failing this, the employee delegates exercise the powers provided for in articles L. 422-4 and L. 432-5 of the Labour Code.
The chairman of the board of directors, the management board or the managers, as the case may be, shall communicate to the statutory auditors the requests for explanations made by the works council or the staff representatives, the reports sent to the board of directors or the supervisory board, as the case may be, as well as the responses made by these bodies, pursuant to articles L. 422-4 and L. 432-5 du code du travail.