I. – The provisions of articles L. 225-38 to L. 225-43 of the French Commercial Code apply to all credit institutions and finance companies.
For the application of article L. 225-40 of the same code, when these credit institutions or finance companies do not have a general meeting, the special report of the statutory auditors is submitted to the Board of Directors for final approval.
Where these credit institutions or finance companies are exempt from the certification requirement under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 511-38 of this code, the special report is drawn up by the public accountant or by the body responsible for approving the accounts, as appropriate.
II. – In the case of a branch of a credit institution referred to in I of Article L. 511-10, the persons referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 511-13 shall notify the body of the credit institution to which the branch belongs that exercises supervisory functions equivalent to those of a board of directors or a supervisory board, prior to their conclusion:
1° Any agreement entered into directly or through an intermediary between the credit institution to which the branch belongs and one of the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 511-13, as well as any agreement in which one of these persons is indirectly involved;
2° Any agreement between the credit institution to which the branch belongs and a company of which one of the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 511-13 is the owner, partner with unlimited liability, manager, director, member of the supervisory board or, in general, manager.
The foregoing provisions do not apply to current transactions entered into under normal conditions.
The prohibition provided for in article L. 225-43 of the French Commercial Code applies to the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 511-13, to the spouses, ascendants and descendants of these persons and to any intermediary.