EX-10.1 5 dex101.htm CONSENT OF DELOITTE & ASSOCIES CONSENT OF DELOITTE & ASSOCIES

Exhibit 10.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-114841) pertaining to the France Telecom Liquidity Plan for US Employees of Orange SA, on Form S-8 (No. 333-120669) pertaining to the France Telecom U.S. Employee Shareholding – November 2004 Plan and on Form S-8 (No. 333- 128198 ) pertaining to the France Telecom US Employee Shareholding – September 2005 Plan of our report dated February 14, 2006 (except for Note 38 for which the date is May 22, 2006) (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes explanatory paragraphs relating to : (i) Note 2.1.2 which presents, in the context of the first time application of the IFRS accounting standards as adopted by the European Union, the accounting positions taken by France Telecom in accordance with paragraphs 10 to 12 of International Accounting Standard 8 (“Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors”) for the transactions that are not specifically covered by the IFRS accounting standards as adopted by the European Union and (ii) Note 33 which clarifies that the request made by the European Commission relating to business tax (“taxe professionnelle”) enters into the category of the contingent liabilities as defined in IAS 37 “provisions, contingent assets and contingent liabilities”), appearing in the Annual Report on Form 20-F of France Telecom for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

/s/ DELOITTE & ASSOCIES

 

Neuilly sur Seine, France

May 22, 2006