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Article L823-12-1 of the French Commercial code

Where the auditor’s term of office is limited to three financial years, in addition to the report referred to in Article L. 823-9, the statutory auditor shall prepare a report for the directors identifying the financial, accounting and management risks to which the company is exposed. Where the statutory auditor is appointed pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 823-2-2, the report identifying the financial, accounting and management risks shall relate to the whole that the company referred to in the same first paragraph forms with the companies that it controls.

The statutory auditor is exempt from performing the due diligence and reports mentioned in articles L. 223-19, L. 223-27, L. 223-34, L. 223-42, L. 225-40, L. 225-42, L. 225-88, L. 225-90, L. 225-103, L. 225-115, L. 225-135, L. 225-244, L. 226-10-1, L. 227-10, L. 22-10-71, L. 232-3, L. 232-4, L. 233-6, L. 233-13, L. 237-6 and L. 239-2.

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Article L823-12-1

Lorsque la durée de son mandat est limitée à trois exercices, outre le rapport mentionné à l’article L. 823-9, le commissaire aux comptes établit, à destination des dirigeants, un rapport identifiant les risques financiers, comptables et de gestion auxquels est exposée la société. Lorsque le commissaire aux comptes est nommé en application du premier alinéa de l’article L. 823-2-2, le rapport identifiant les risques financiers, comptables et de gestion porte sur l’ensemble que la société mentionnée au même premier alinéa forme avec les sociétés qu’elle contrôle.

Le commissaire aux comptes est dispensé de la réalisation des diligences et rapports mentionnés aux articles L. 223-19, L. 223-27, L. 223-34, L. 223-42, L. 225-40, L. 225-42, L. 225-88, L. 225-90, L. 225-103, L. 225-115, L. 225-135, L. 225-244, L. 226-10-1, L. 227-10, L. 22-10-71, L. 232-3, L. 232-4, L. 233-6, L. 233-13, L. 237-6 et L. 239-2.

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