To carry out audits, the High Council’s officers are empowered to:
1° Obtain from the statutory auditor any document or information, in any form whatsoever, relating to the statutory audit engagement or any other service provided by the statutory auditor to the persons or entities whose accounts it certifies. They may demand a copy;
2° Obtain from any other person information relating to the task of certifying the accounts or any other service provided by the statutory auditor to the persons or entities whose accounts it certifies;
3° Carry out on-site inspections;
4° Have recourse to experts, in particular in order to carry out verifications.
Statutory auditors are required to provide all information and documents requested of them during audits, without being able to invoke professional secrecy.