Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the consolidated or combined accounts referred to in Article L. 345-2 are drawn up in accordance with the rules laid down by Articles L. 233-16, L. 233-17-1 and L. 233-18 to L. 233-27 of the French Commercial Code.
Undertakings which, although not required to do so because of their legal form or the size of the group as a whole drawing up consolidated or combined accounts as referred to in Article L. 345-2, publish consolidated or combined accounts, shall comply with the provisions of Articles L. 233-16 and L. 233-18 to L. 233-27 and the provisions of this chapter. In this case, when their annual accounts are certified under the conditions provided for in article L. 823-9 of the French Commercial Code, their consolidated or combined accounts are certified under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of that article.