The persons responsible for the inspections may ask to be provided with, and inspect on the basis of documents and on the spot, all books, registers, contracts, slips, minutes, accounting records or documents relating to the situation of the person being inspected and to all the operations carried out by that person. They may obtain copies, in electronic form if necessary. They may carry out all cash and portfolio verifications. They may carry out their checks by having access to the IT tools and data used by the person being audited.
The persons being audited must make available to the persons in charge of the audits in the head office departments or, at the request of the persons in charge of the audits, in the branches all the documents required for the operations mentioned in the previous paragraph, as well as the personnel qualified to provide them with the information they deem necessary.
The reports referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 612-27 shall state the nature, date and location of the observations made. They are signed by the person in charge of the inspection and by the person being inspected. If the latter refuses, this is mentioned in the report.