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Article L822-17 of the French Commercial code

Statutory auditors are liable, both to the person or entity and to third parties, for the harmful consequences of faults and negligence committed by them in the performance of their duties.

Their liability may not, however, be incurred in respect of information or disclosures of facts made by them in the performance of their duties.

They shall not be civilly liable for offences committed by directors and corporate officers, unless, having become aware of them, they did not report them in their report to the general meeting or to the competent body mentioned in Article L. 823-1.

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Article L822-17

Les commissaires aux comptes sont responsables, tant à l’égard de la personne ou de l’entité que des tiers, des conséquences dommageables des fautes et négligences par eux commises dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions.

Leur responsabilité ne peut toutefois être engagée à raison des informations ou divulgations de faits auxquelles ils procèdent en exécution de leur mission.

Ils ne sont pas civilement responsables des infractions commises par les dirigeants et mandataires sociaux, sauf si, en ayant eu connaissance, ils ne les ont pas signalées dans leur rapport à l’assemblée générale ou à l’organe compétent mentionnés à l’article L. 823-1.

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