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Article L821-13 of the French Commercial code

I.-The statutory auditor shall perform his duties in accordance with the international auditing standards adopted by the European Commission under the conditions defined by Article 26 of Directive 2006/43/EC of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC, and, where applicable, with the French standards supplementing those standards adopted under the conditions set out in…

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Article L821-14 of the French Commercial code

The High Council, on its own initiative or at the request of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, the Autorité des marchés financiers, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the Compagnie nationale des commissaires aux comptes, shall adopt the standards provided for in 2° of Article L. 821-1. The draft standards are drawn up by the commission provided for in III of Article L. 821-2…

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Article L822-1 of the French Commercial code

I.-The duties of statutory auditor are performed by natural persons or by companies included on a list drawn up by the Haut conseil du commissariat aux comptes, under the conditions set out in articles L. 822-1-1 to L. 822-1-4. II.-A list drawn up by the High Council enumerates the third-country controllers mentioned in I of Article L. 822-1-5.

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Article L822-1-1 of the French Commercial code

To be registered on the list of statutory auditors, a natural person must meet the following conditions: 1° Be French, a national of a Member State of the European Union, of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or of another foreign State where that State admits French nationals to carry out statutory audits ; 2° Have not been the perpetrator of acts contrary to honour…

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Article L822-1-2 of the French Commercial code

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…

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Article L822-1-3 of the French Commercial code

To be registered on the list of statutory auditors, a company must meet the following conditions: 1° The majority of the company’s voting rights are held by statutory auditors or firms of statutory auditors registered on the list provided for in I of Article L. 822-1 or statutory auditors duly approved in another Member State of the European Union. Where a company of statutory auditors holds a stake in the…

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Article L822-1-4 of the French Commercial code

As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 822-1-3, a statutory audit firm duly approved in a Member State of the European Union may be registered on the list mentioned in I of Article L. 822-1. The duties of statutory auditor may only be performed on behalf of this company by natural persons registered on the list mentioned in I of Article L. 822-1.

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Article L822-1-5 of the French Commercial code

I.-Register on the list provided for in II of Article L. 822-1 auditors from third countries approved in a State that is not a member of the European Union or not party to the agreement on the European Economic Area who perform statutory audits of the annual accounts or consolidated accounts of persons or entities that do not have their registered office in a Member State of the European Union…

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Article L822-1-6 of the French Commercial code

Subject to reciprocity, the third-country auditors mentioned in I of Article L. 822-1-5 may be exempted from the requirement to be registered on the list mentioned in II of Article L. 822-1 by decision of the Haut conseil du commissariat aux comptes. This exemption is granted if the third-country auditor is approved by a competent authority of a State whose system of public oversight, quality assurance, investigation and sanctions has…

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