# Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 37: Appointment of statutory auditors or audit firms

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The statutory auditor or audit firm shall be appointed by the general meeting of shareholders or members of the audited entity.
2. Member States may allow alternative systems or modalities for the appointment of the statutory auditor or audit firm, provided that those systems or modalities are designed to ensure the independence of the statutory auditor or audit firm from the executive members of the administrative body or from the managerial body of the audited entity.
3. Any contractual clause restricting the choice by the general meeting of shareholders or members of the audited entity pursuant to paragraph 1 to certain categories or lists of statutory auditors or audit firms as regards the appointment of a particular statutory auditor or audit firm to carry out the statutory audit of that entity shall be prohibited. Any such existing clauses shall be null and void.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/43/article/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-43/article-37
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