2010 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT (3.4 Mo) - Groupe Casino

7ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONPerson responsible for the Registration Document and annual fi nancial report7.5. PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REGISTRATIONDOCUMENT AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTPERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REGISTRATION DOCUMENTJean-Charles Naouri, Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerSTATEMENT BY THE PERSON RESPONSIBLEFOR THE REGISTRATION DOCUMENT“I hereby declare that, having taken all reasonable care to ensurethat such is the case, the information contained in this RegistrationDocument is, to the best of my knowledge, in accordance with thefacts and contains no omission likely to affect its import.I hereby declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, thefinancial statements have been prepared in accordance with theapplicable accounting standards and present accurately in all materialrespects the assets and liabilities, financial position and results ofthe Company and the consolidated group. I also declare that theinformation contained in the management report appearing onpages 15 onwards gives a true and fair view of trends in the businessoperations, results and financial position of the Company and theconsolidated group, as well as a description of the main risks anduncertainties facing those companies.I obtained a statement from the Statutory Auditors at the end of theirengagement affirming that they had read the whole of the RegistrationDocument and examined the information about the financial positionand the accounts contained therein.Their report on the historical financial information for 2010 is presentedon pages 54 and 128 of this Registration Document. Their report onthe historical financial information for 2009 and 2008 is incorporated byreference. Their report on the 2008 consolidated financial statementscontains an emphasis of matter paragraph relating to the adoptionof an income statement presentation by function.Their report on the 2009 consolidated financial statements containstwo emphasis of matter paragraphs, one relating to the new standardsand interpretations applied by the Group in 2009, the other relating tothe accounting treatment used for the dividend distribution in Mercialysshares and the positions taken by the Group with regard to theconsolidation of its Venezuelan subsidiary Cativen in its consolidatedfinancial statements.Their report on the 2010 consolidated financial statements containsan emphasis of matter paragraph relating to the new standards andinterpretations adopted by the Group in 2010.”Jean-Charles Naouri232 Casino Group | Registration Document 2010