In the event of misconduct or impediment, the statutory auditors may, under the conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d’Etat, be relieved of their duties before the normal expiry of those duties, by a court decision, at the request of the collegiate body responsible for the management, of the body responsible for management, of one or more shareholders or members representing at least 5% of the share capital, of the works council, of the public prosecutor or of the Autorité des marchés financiers for persons whose financial securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and entities.
The provisions of the preceding paragraph are applicable, with regard to persons other than commercial companies, at the request of one fifth of the members of the general meeting or the competent body.