The companies promoting the operation to form a European holding company shall draw up a joint draft for the formation of the European company.
This draft shall be filed with the registrar of the court in whose jurisdiction the said companies are registered and shall be the subject of publicity, the terms of which shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
One or more statutory auditors for the formation of a European holding company, appointed by court order, draw up under their responsibility a report intended for the shareholders of each company, the details of which are specified by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
By agreement between the companies promoting the transaction, the statutory auditor(s) may draw up a written report for the shareholders of all the companies.
The provisions of the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 236-9 and articles L. 236-14 and L. 236-15 are applicable in the event of the formation of a European holding company.