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Article L232-3 of the French Commercial code

In sociétés anonymes, the documents referred to in article L. 232-2 are analysed in written reports on the development of the company, drawn up by the board of directors or the management board. The documents and reports shall be sent simultaneously to the Supervisory Board, the statutory auditor, if any, and the works council.

In the event of non-compliance with the provisions of article L. 232-2 and the previous paragraph, or if the information given in the reports referred to in the previous paragraph calls for observations on his part, the statutory auditor shall indicate this in a report to the Board of Directors or the Executive Board, as the case may be. The auditor’s report will be sent to the Works Council at the same time. This report will be presented at the next General Meeting.

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Article L232-3

Dans les sociétés anonymes, les documents visés à l’article L. 232-2 sont analysés dans des rapports écrits sur l’évolution de la société, établis par le conseil d’administration ou le directoire. Les documents et rapports sont communiqués simultanément au conseil de surveillance, au commissaire aux comptes, s’il en existe, et au comité d’entreprise.

En cas de non-observation des dispositions de l’article L. 232-2 et de l’alinéa précédent, ou si les informations données dans les rapports visés à l’alinéa précédent appellent des observations de sa part, le commissaire aux comptes le signale dans un rapport au conseil d’administration ou au directoire, selon le cas. Le rapport du commissaire aux comptes est communiqué simultanément au comité d’entreprise. Il est donné connaissance de ce rapport à la prochaine assemblée générale.

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