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European Union - 8th
Company Law Directive
DIRECTIVE
2006/43/EC
CHAPTER VII:
INVESTIGATIONS AND PENALTIES
Article 30
Systems of investigations and penalties
1. Member States shall ensure that there are effective
systems of investigations and penalties to
detect, correct and
prevent inadequate execution of the statutory audit.
2. Without prejudice to Member States' civil liability
regimes, Member States shall provide for effective, proportionate
and dissuasive penalties in respect of statutory auditors
and audit firms, where statutory audits are not carried out in
conformity with the provisions adopted in the implementation
of this Directive.
3. Member States shall provide that measures taken and
penalties imposed on statutory auditors and audit firms are
appropriately disclosed to the public.
Penalties shall include the
possibility of the withdrawal of approval.
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