The specific continuing education provided for in Article L. 822-4 is forty hours. It must be completed, in continuous or discontinuous sessions, in the eighteen months preceding acceptance of an audit engagement and ensures that the knowledge and skills of the statutory auditor concerned are kept up to date.
The specific continuing education obligation is met by:
1° Compulsory participation, for twenty hours, in the specific programme implemented by the national and regional companies of statutory auditors; and
2° Voluntary participation, for a minimum of twenty hours, in training seminars, supervised self-study programmes or distance learning courses or courses, in accordance with the procedures defined by order of the Minister of Justice.
The specific continuing education programme referred to in 1° and its implementation procedures are set by the compagnie nationale des commissaires aux comptes.
The hours of specific continuing education attended under this article are eligible for the continuing education obligation provided for by article R. 822-21.