As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 822-1-1, natural persons meeting the conditions of competence and professional experience may be exempted from all or part of the professional training period referred to in 5° of the same article, by decision of the Minister of Justice.
Exempt from the diploma, internship and examination conditions provided for in 5° and 6° of Article L. 822-1-1 are natural persons who can prove that they have acquired, in a Member State of the European Union or in another State admitting French nationals to carry out statutory audits, sufficient qualification to carry out statutory audits, subject to passing an aptitude examination.