It is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros for any person:
1° To use the title of statutory auditor or any titles tending to create a similarity or confusion with it, without being regularly registered on the list provided for in I of Article L. 822-1 and have been sworn in under the conditions set out in Article L. 822-10 ;
2° Illegally practising the profession of statutory auditor, in breach of the provisions of I of Article L. 822-1 and of Article L. 822-10 or of a temporary ban or suspension;
The articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Penal Code relating to professional secrecy are applicable to statutory auditors.