#PRMD2607474SDecision of 27 March 2026 on Signature Delegation (General Secretariat for Defence and National Security)
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This French government decision formally delegates signature authority for a wide range of administrative, financial, human resources, security clearance, and defence export acts within the Secrétariat Général de la Défense et de la Sécurité Nationale (SGDSN). It grants specific officials – from directors down to administrative secretaries and contract agents – the power to sign decisions, orders, and validations (excluding decrees) in their respective domains such as HR management, budget execution in the Chorus software, public procurement, security clearances at Très Secret and COSMIC levels, and strategic arms export controls. The decision also revokes four prior delegation decisions from 2025. It takes effect with some provisions starting 1 April 2026 and will be published in the Journal Officiel.
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Key Changes
- Delegates HR signing authority to Mme Sandrine VAYER and M. Gautier FICHET for all acts except decrees
- Grants financial validation powers in Chorus software to multiple officials in the sub-directorate of general administration and finance starting 1 April 2026
- Authorizes specific officials to sign Très Secret, COSMIC TOP SECRET and EU TOP SECRET security clearances on behalf of the Prime Minister
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Obligations
What this law requires
Mme Sandrine VAYER and M. Gautier FICHET must sign all acts, orders, and decisions (excluding decrees) related to human resources affairs within the HR sub-directorate
Mme Delphine DAI must sign all acts from the finance-procurement division and validate them in the Chorus software system, within the limits of the general administration and finance sub-directorate attributions
Mme Inesse MACHOUK (effective 1 April 2026) and M. Léo DIMONDO must sign all accounting documents related to commitment, settlement, and payment of expenditures and revenue orders, and validate them in Chorus software within attributions limits
M. Jean-Luc AUGER and M. Lieutenant-Colonel Marc VANAUD must sign decisions regarding security clearances (habilitations) for SGDSN staff and affiliated organizations' personnel, on behalf of the Prime Minister
M. Georges SAUNIER and Mme Carole LACHAT must sign security clearance decisions at Très Secret with special classification, COSMIC TOP SECRET, and TOP SECRET EU/UE levels on behalf of the Prime Minister