Division (10) The Independent Expert:
United Kingdom
- (a)
will, in his first report, propose to the European Commission a detailed work plan describing the way in which he will verify compliance with the letter of commitments of 23 July 2013;
- (b)
will verify that the PSA Group is fully and properly implementing its restructuring plan and in particular:
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that it is implementing the commitments set out in the letter of 23 July 2013 and the compensatory measures described in the letter of commitments of 23 July 2013;
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that it is implementing the viability measures described in point 6 of the letter of commitments of 23 July 2013;
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- (c)
will ensure compliance with all the other commitments set out in the letter of 23 July 2013;
- (d)
will perform all the other functions assigned to him in the letter of commitments of 23 July 2013;
- (e)
will propose to the PSA Group any measures that he considers useful for compliance with the commitments set out in the letter of 23 July 2013;
- (f)
will take account of changes in regulations that may have an impact on liquidity and solvency in order to monitor trends in the main financial indicators relevant to the projections of the PSA Group's restructuring plan;
- (g)
will furnish the European Commission, the French authorities and the PSA Group with a draft report within 30 days of each six-month period. The European Commission, the French authorities and the PSA Group may propose amendments within five working days. Within five working days of receipt of the comments, the Independent Expert will prepare a final report, taking account, as far as possible and at his discretion, of the comments received. The Independent Expert will then send his report to the European Commission and the French authorities. He may then send his report to the PSA Group. In no case may he send his report to the French authorities or to the PSA Group before sending it to the European Commission. If the Independent Expert's final report contains confidential information on the PSA Group, the Independent Expert may send it a non-confidential version.
The report will in particular describe the steps taken by the Independent Expert to carry out his mission and the PSA Group's compliance with the obligations incumbent upon it under the letter of commitments. It will enable the European Commission to verify that the PSA Group is being managed in accordance with the obligations set out in the letter of commitments of 23 July 2013. If necessary, the European Commission may specify in further detail what it wishes to be included in the report.
In addition to these reports, the Independent Expert will inform the European Commission with due diligence of any failure to comply with the commitments set out in the letter of 23 July 2013 that he may have cause to suspect, at the same time sending a non-confidential version of his letter to the PSA Group.