The Chartered Accountant has access to the information under the conditions set out in Articles L. 2315-83 and L. 2315-90.
Where the matter is referred to him as part of a merger operation as provided for in Article L. 2312-41 or a takeover search operation as provided for in Section 4 bis of Chapter III of Title III of Book II of Part One, the Chartered Accountant has access to the documents of all the companies involved in the operation.
Where the matter is referred to him in connection with a takeover bid under the conditions set out in Articles L. 2312-42 to L. 2312-52, the Chartered Accountant shall have access to the documents needed to draw up the report provided for in Article L. 2312-45.