Where they concern statutory auditors carrying out assignments with public interest entities, audits of their professional activity shall be carried out by auditors of the Haut conseil du commissariat aux comptes, under conditions that comply with the provisions of Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014.
When they concern statutory auditors who do not carry out engagements with public interest entities, audits of their professional activity may be carried out by auditors of the Haut conseil. They may also be delegated by the High Council to the Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes, pursuant to an agreement approved by order of the Minister of Justice. The agreement sets out the framework, guidelines and procedures for the audits.
The audits provided for in this article may be carried out with the assistance of the Autorité des marchés financiers or the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.