| Article 43 |
Under any of the following circumstances, the FSC may order a public company to make improvements within a prescribed time limit, or, where necessary, to retain CPAs to conduct a special audit of its internal control system and submit an audit report to the FSC for recordation:<br/>1. Failure to set out its internal control system in writing.<br/>2. Failure to appoint an appropriate number of qualified personnel as full-time internal auditors.<br/>3. Failure to file a report within a prescribed time limit or fail to faithfully execute its annual audit plan.<br/>4. Failure to file a report on the implementation of its annual audit plan within the prescribed time limit.<br/>5. Failure to file a report on the correction of any defect or irregularity of the internal control systems discovered in an audit.<br/>6. Failure to conduct self-assessment of its internal control systems as required or to prepare an Internal Control System Statement.<br/>7. Serious instance of failure to correct a defect of the internal control system in accordance with the internal control recommendations issued by the CPAs.<br/>8. Serious instance of false external financial reporting or violation of a law, regulation, or bylaw.<br/>9. Any material malpractice or suspicion of malpractice.<br/>10. Other condition where the FSC deems a special audit to be necessary. |
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