The statutory auditors shall certify, giving reasons for their assessments, that the annual accounts are regular and fair and give a true and fair view of the results of operations for the past financial year and of the financial position and assets and liabilities of the person or entity at the end of that financial year.
When a person or entity prepares consolidated financial statements, the statutory auditors shall certify, giving reasons for their assessments, that the consolidated financial statements are true and fair and give a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the whole made up of the persons and entities included in the consolidation.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 823-14, certification of the consolidated financial statements is issued in particular after examination of the work of the statutory auditors of the persons and entities included in the consolidation or, if there are none, of the professionals responsible for auditing the financial statements of the said persons and entities.
The content of the statutory auditor’s report intended for the body called upon to rule on the financial statements is set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.