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Article L820-1-1 of the French Commercial code

The practice of the profession of statutory auditor consists in the performance, by the statutory auditor, of statutory audit assignments and other assignments entrusted to it by law or regulation.

A statutory auditor may, in addition to or as part of a statutory assignment, provide services and attest, in compliance with the provisions of this Code, European regulations and the principles defined by the Code of Ethics.
A statutory auditor may, outside or as part of a statutory engagement, provide services and attestations, in compliance with the provisions of this code, European regulations and the principles defined by the profession’s code of ethics.

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Article L820-1-1

L’exercice de la profession de commissaire aux comptes consiste en l’exercice, par le commissaire aux comptes, de missions de contrôle légal et d’autres missions qui lui sont confiées par la loi ou le règlement.


Un commissaire aux comptes peut, en dehors ou dans le cadre d’une mission légale, fournir des services et des attestations, dans le respect des dispositions du présent code, de la règlementation européenne et des principes définis par le code de déontologie de la profession.

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