Civil & Administrative

#CPPE2610432VNotice of Internal Competition for Public Finance Inspectors for 2027

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This notice opens an internal competition to recruit public finance inspectors for France’s tax administration in 2027. It mainly affects eligible public-sector employees and military staff in category B or equivalent, plus some employees of intergovernmental organizations, and it sets the rules, deadlines, exam dates, and required service history. Candidates must be French or eligible EEA/Swiss-related nationals, have full civil rights, be in proper military status, and show at least four years of public service by January 1, 2027. Applications run from May 4 to June 5, 2026, with written exams in September 2026 and oral exams in January 2027. The notice also confirms mandatory post-training service in the state for eight years, with repayment required if the commitment is not met, subject to limited exceptions.

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Key Changes

  • Opens the 2027 internal competition for public finance inspector posts.
  • Sets eligibility rules, including category B public-sector status and at least four years of public service.
  • Defines application deadlines, exam dates, and an eight-year post-training service obligation with repayment risk if not completed.

Obligations

What this law requires

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Candidates must satisfy the general civil-service eligibility conditions, including French, EU/EEA, Andorran, Monegasque or Swiss nationality, full civil rights, criminal-record compatibility with the post, and regular status under national service rules.

prospective candidates for the internal competition for inspecteurs des finances publiques
at the time of application / before registration closes
licensing
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Eligible applicants must be current or seconded/public-sector personnel in category B or equivalent, or military personnel in the required status, and must have at least four years of public service by 1 January 2027 (or equivalent qualifying service under the cited public-service provisions).

prospective candidates for the internal competition for inspecteurs des finances publiques
1 January 2027 for the four-years-of-service condition; eligibility otherwise assessed at the registration closing date
licensing
high

Candidates must submit their application between 4 May 2026 and 5 June 2026; postal applications must be sent by 5 June 2026, and internet/email applications must be completed by 23:59 Paris time on that same date.

prospective candidates for the internal competition for inspecteurs des finances publiques
by 5 June 2026 at 23:59 Paris time
operational
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Candidates choosing exam options must select their written-exam option and, if applicable, the optional language exam at the time of registration, and they may not change those choices after the application deadline.

prospective candidates for the internal competition for inspecteurs des finances publiques
before the application deadline; no changes allowed after 5 June 2026
operational
medium

Candidates requiring oral-exam videoconference access because they live in specified overseas territories or abroad, or because of disability, pregnancy, or health condition, must request it by 16 October 2026.

prospective candidates for the internal competition for inspecteurs des finances publiques
16 October 2026
operational

Affected Parties

French public-sector employees and civil servantsMilitary personnel and some international organization staff

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