The statutory auditor may only convene the shareholders’ meeting after having unsuccessfully requested that it be convened by the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.
When convening the meeting, the statutory auditor sets the agenda and may, for decisive reasons, choose a meeting venue other than that which may be provided for in the Articles of Association, but which is located in the same département. He sets out the reasons for convening the meeting in a report read to the meeting.
If there is more than one Statutory Auditor, they act by mutual agreement. If they disagree on the appropriateness of convening the meeting, one of them may ask the President of the Commercial Court ruling in summary proceedings for authorisation to convene the meeting, with the other auditors and the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Management Board duly summoned. The Chairman’s order, which sets the agenda, may not be appealed.
In all cases, the costs incurred by the meeting shall be borne by the company.