Companies whose annual accounts are certified by a statutory auditor provide information on the payment terms of their suppliers and customers in accordance with procedures defined by decree.
This information is the subject of an attestation by the statutory auditor, under conditions set by the same decree. Where the company concerned is a large company or an intermediate-sized company, within the meaning of the article 51 of Law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on the modernisation of the economy, the statutory auditor shall send its certificate to the Minister responsible for the economy if it demonstrates, on a repeated basis, significant failings by the company to comply with the requirements of I of article L. 441-10 or 5° of II of Article L. 441-11.