The Secretary General of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution organises off-site and on-site inspections.
The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall carry out inspections relating to the provisions of the Consumer Code without prejudice to the powers granted to the agents mentioned in Articles L. 511-3 and L. 511-21 of the Consumer Code, under the conditions set out in Book V of the same Code.
The Secretary General may call upon external auditing bodies, auditors, experts or other competent persons or authorities to carry out audits. In order to contribute to the control of the persons mentioned in 1° and 3° of II of article L. 612-2, the Secretary General may call upon a professional association, representing the interests of one or more categories of these persons, and of which the person being controlled is a member.