2012 Registration document and annual financial report - BNP Paribas

A RESPONSIBLE BANK: INFORMATION ON BNP PARIBAS’ ECONOMIC,SOCIAL, CIVIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITYStatement of completeness and limited assurance report by one of the Statutory auditors on proceduresfor the preparation of labour, environmental and social information77.7 Statement of completeness and limitedassurance report by one of the StatutoryA uditors on procedures for the preparation oflabour, environmental and social informationThis is a free translation into English of the statement of completeness and limited assurance report by one of the Statutory Auditors on procedures forthe preparation of labour, environmental and social information issued in French and is provided solely for the convenience of English speaking readers.This report should be read in conjunction with, and construed in accordance with, French law and professional auditing standards applicable in France.BNP Paribas3, rue d’Antin75009 ParisFurther to your request and in our capacity as Statutory Auditor of BNPParibas SA (hereinafter “ the Company” ), we have prepared this statementof completeness on the consolidated labour, environmental and socialinformation presented in the management report prepared for the yearended 31 December 2012 in accordance with the provisions of articleL.225-102-1 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce) as wellas our limited assurance report on the procedures for the preparationof this information.RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGEMENTIt is the responsibility of the Board of Directors of the Company toprepare a management report which includes the consolidated labour,environmental and social information provided for by article R.225-105-1of the French Commercial Code (hereinafter, “ the Information” ), compiledin accordance with the guidelines used (hereinafter “ the Guidelines” ) bythe Company and available on request from the Company’ s CorporateSocial Responsibility Department.INDEPENDENCE AND QUALITY CONTROL7Our independence is defined by regulatory texts, the French code ofethics for chartered accountants and the provisions of article L.822-11of the French Commercial Code. We have also implemented a qualitycontrol system comprising documented policies and procedures forensuring compliance with the codes of ethics, professional standardsand applicable legal and regulatory texts.RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATUTORY AUDITOROn the basis of our work, it is our responsibility to:■ certify that the required Information is presented in the managementreport or, in the event that any Information is not presented, that anexplanation is provided in accordance with the third paragraph ofarticle R.225-105 of the French Commercial Code and French Decreeno. 2012-557 of 24 April 2012 (the “ Statement of completeness” );■ form a limited assurance conclusion on the fact that the proceduresfor the preparation of the Information are free of material irregularitieswith respect to the Guidelines (the “ Limited assurance report” ).We were assisted in our work by our specialists in corporate socialresponsibility.2012 Registration document and annual financial report - BNP PARIBAS 423