Audits commissioned by CCI France pursuant to 7° of Article L. 711-16 are carried out on site or on the basis of documents requested from the audited establishment and, where applicable, from the regional chamber of commerce and industry. They are conducted by CCI France or by the audit firm mandated for this purpose.
In the event that CCI France initiates and conducts an audit concerning a territorial chamber of commerce and industry, the parent regional chamber of commerce and industry is informed of the initiation and purpose of the audit.
In all cases, the President of CCI France informs the President of the audited institution of the findings and, where applicable, the recommendations adopted by CCI France. The President of the audited institution may submit observations within a period set by CCI France. This deadline may not be less than thirty days.
The President of CCI France sends the final audit report, together with the recommendations and, if applicable, the observations made by the audited institution, to the President of this institution, to the President of the regional chamber of commerce and industry and to the supervisory authority of the audited institution.
The recommendations are binding on the audited institution under the timeframe and implementation conditions set out in the final report, subject to their approval by the supervisory authority.
Failure by the audited institution to comply with the recommendations addressed to it may give rise to a revision of the amount of the proceeds of the tax for chamber expenses allocated to it pursuant to 10° of Article L. 711-16 and 4° of Article L. 711-8. It may also constitute a circumstance compromising the operation of the establishment within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article L. 712-9.
If the audit has been requested from CCI France by an establishment in the network, an agreement may determine the conditions of its financing and the reimbursement of the costs it has advanced to carry it out.
CCI France may also, on its own initiative or at the request of an establishment in the network or its parent regional chamber of commerce and industry, carry out expert appraisal or consultancy assignments under terms agreed between the parties, in particular to ensure compliance with the intervention standards adopted pursuant to 2° of Article L. 711-16.