I.-The statutory auditor shall perform his duties in accordance with the international auditing standards adopted by the European Commission under the conditions defined by Article 26 of Directive 2006/43/EC of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC, and, where applicable, with the French standards supplementing those standards adopted under the conditions set out in the third paragraph of this article.
In the absence of an international auditing standard adopted by the Commission, it complies with the standards adopted by the Haut conseil du commissariat aux comptes and approved by order of the garde des sceaux, ministre de la justice.
II.-When an international audit standard has been adopted by the European Commission under the conditions defined in the first paragraph of I, the Haut conseil may, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 821-14, impose additional procedures or requirements if they are necessary to give effect to national legal obligations concerning the scope of the statutory audit or to enhance the credibility and quality of accounting documents.
Such additional procedures and requirements shall be communicated to the European Commission at least three months before their entry into force. If they are already in force at the date of adoption of the international standard which they supplement, the European Commission shall be informed within three months of that date.
III.-For the certification of the accounts of small companies, within the meaning of Article 3(2) of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of companies, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC, the statutory auditor shall apply the standards in a manner proportionate to the size of the person or entity and the complexity of its activities under conditions set by the High Council.