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(1) Corporate authorisations<br />

GENERAL INFORMATION<br />

The Issuer has obtained all necessary consents, approvals and authorisations in France in<br />

connection with the establishment of the <strong>Programme</strong>. Any issuance of <strong>Note</strong>s under the<br />

<strong>Programme</strong>, to the extent that such <strong>Note</strong>s constitute obligations under French law, require the<br />

prior authorisation of the Conseil d’Administration of the Issuer in accordance with<br />

Article L.228-40 of the French Code de commerce. For this purpose the Board of Directors<br />

(Conseil d’Administration) of the Issuer has delegated by a resolution passed on<br />

5 February 2013 to its Président-Directeur Général Xavier Huillard, all powers to issue<br />

obligations and to determine their terms and conditions, up to a maximum aggregate amount of<br />

€3,<strong>000</strong>,<strong>000</strong>,<strong>000</strong> within a period of one year as <strong>from</strong> the date of such resolution.<br />

(2) Clearing of <strong>Note</strong>s<br />

(3) Auditors<br />

<strong>Note</strong>s will be accepted for clearance through the <strong>Euro</strong>clear and Clearstream, Luxembourg<br />

systems which are entities in charge of keeping the records or any other relevant clearing<br />

system. The Common Code and the International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) or<br />

the identification number for any other relevant clearing system for each Series of <strong>Note</strong>s will<br />

be set out in the relevant Final <strong>Term</strong>s.<br />

The address of <strong>Euro</strong>clear is 1 boulevard du Roi Albert II, 1210 Bruxelles, Belgium and the<br />

address of Clearstream, Luxembourg is 42 avenue John Fitzgerald Kennedy, L-1855<br />

Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg.<br />

Dematerialised <strong>Note</strong>s will be inscribed in the books of <strong>Euro</strong>clear France (acting as central<br />

depositary). Dematerialised <strong>Note</strong>s which are in registered form (au nominatif) are also inscribed<br />

either with the Issuer or with the registration agent.<br />

The address of <strong>Euro</strong>clear France is 66, rue de la Victoire, 75009 Paris, France.<br />

The auditors Deloitte & Associés, 185 avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92524 Neuilly sur Seine,<br />

France and KPMG SA, 1 cours de Valmy, 92923 Paris La Défense Cedex, France have audited<br />

the Issuer's financial statements for the two years ended 31 December 2011 and 31 December<br />

2012.<br />

Deloitte & Associés and KPMG AUDIT IS have been appointed as statutory auditors of the<br />

Issuer by the shareholders' meeting of the Issuer on 16 April 2013.<br />

Deloitte & Associés and KPMG AUDIT IS are registered as Commissaires aux Comptes<br />

(members of the Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes) and subject to the<br />

authority of the Haut Conseil du commissariat aux comptes.<br />

(4) Trend Information<br />

Save as disclosed in this Base Prospectus, there has been no material adverse change in the<br />

prospects of the Issuer or the Group since 31 December 2012.<br />

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