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Article R821-68 of the French Commercial code

The files and documents drawn up by the statutory auditor pursuant to article R. 823-10 are kept for six years, even after termination of office. For the purposes of audits and investigations, they are kept at the disposal of the supervisory authorities, which may request from the statutory auditor any explanations and justifications they consider necessary concerning these documents and the transactions that must be mentioned therein.

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Article R821-68
Les dossiers et documents établis par le commissaire aux comptes en application de l’article R. 823-10 sont conservés pendant six ans, même après la cessation des fonctions. Ils sont, pour les besoins des contrôles et des enquêtes, tenus à la disposition des autorités de contrôle, qui peuvent requérir du commissaire aux comptes les explications et les justifications qu’elles estiment nécessaires concernant ces pièces et les opérations qui doivent y être mentionnées.

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