#SFHE2609603AOrder of April 10, 2026 on Delegation of Signature (Directorate for Research, Studies, Evaluation, and Statistics)
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This French order delegates signature authority within the Directorate for Research, Studies, Evaluation, and Statistics. It specifies which officials can sign public contracts, certifications, and other legal documents, depending on their role and the sub-directorate they belong to. This affects various departments within the ministry by clarifying operational hierarchies and responsibilities.
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Key Changes
- Delegates signature authority to specified officials within departments
- Clarifies roles for signing public contracts and certifications
- Abolishes the previous delegation order from August 2025
Obligations
What this law requires
Public contracts concluded through formalized, adapted, or negotiated procedures must be signed by the contracting authority or its representative at a minimum level equivalent to a department head (chef de service).
Purchase orders (bons de commande) executed under signed and notified public contracts must be signed only within available budget limits by designated bureau chiefs in the sub-directorates of solidarity observation, health observation, and economic synthesis.
Service completion certification acts (actes de certification du service fait) for expenses must be signed only by designated bureau chiefs within their respective fields of intervention.
Valérie Darriau, Fanny Mikol, and Clément Dherbecourt are authorized to sign acts, decrees, decisions, or conventions other than international agreements on behalf of ministers responsible for health, solidarity, and labor, limited to their respective sub-directorate attributions.
BRHAG officials (Cendrine Ambroise, Francis Gabriel, François-Xavier Habay) must sign all acts related to their attributions on behalf of ministers responsible for health, solidarity, and labor, excluding decrees.