Subject to the provisions of Article L. 823-12 and specific legislative provisions, statutory auditors, as well as their employees and experts, are bound by professional secrecy with regard to facts, acts and information of which they may have knowledge by reason of their duties. However, they are released from professional secrecy with regard to the president of the commercial court or the judicial court when they apply the provisions of Chapter IV of Title III of Book II or Chapter II of Title I of Book VI.
When a legal entity prepares consolidated accounts, the statutory auditors of the consolidating legal entity and the statutory auditors of the consolidated entities are, with respect to each other, released from professional secrecy. These provisions also apply where a person prepares combined accounts.
The statutory auditors of the persons and entities mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 823-2-2 and the statutory auditors of the companies they control within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 are, with respect to each other, released from professional secrecy.
Statutory auditors carrying out an independent review or contributing to the internal quality control system are bound by professional secrecy.
Auditors are released from professional secrecy with regard to the Commission nationale des comptes de campagne et des financements politiques and the election judge.