Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary:
1° It is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros for any manager of a person or entity required to have an auditor to fail to cause the appointment of the auditor. It is punishable by the same penalties for any manager of a person or entity required to have an auditor to fail to convene the auditor to any general meeting ;
2° It is punishable by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros for the managers of a legal entity or any person or entity in the service of a person or entity having a statutory auditor to obstruct the verifications or controls of the statutory auditors or experts appointed pursuant to the articles L. 223-37 et L. 225-231, or to refuse them on-site access to all documents required for the performance of their duties and, in particular, to all contracts, books, accounting documents and minute books.