#TSSE2522444AOrder of August 4, 2025 on Delegation of Signature (Research Direction)
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This law authorizes certain officials within the French administration to sign documents and orders related to public contracts and expenditure certifications. The delegation of these signing powers allows smoother operations across various sub-departments related to health, social solidarity, and economic evaluation. This adjustment is mainly a matter of internal management, enhancing the efficiency of the document signing process.
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Key Changes
- Delegation of signature authority to specific officials in various sub-departments.
- Enhances internal management efficiency in processing public contracts.
- Revokes previous order on signature delegation dated June 30, 2025.
Obligations
What this law requires
Public contracts concluded through formalized, adapted, or negotiated procedures must be signed by the contracting authority or their representative at a level equivalent to at least a department head
Purchase orders for public contracts must be signed only within available budget limits by designated officials
Service completion certification acts (actes de certification du service fait) must be signed by designated officials for expenses within their intervention scope
Laurent LESTREE (Department of Methods and Information Systems) is authorized to sign simple public contracts with a value under €40,000 HT and all procurement orders within available budget limits
HR and General Affairs Bureau agents must sign or validate all supporting documents for expenses and regularization operations in the Chorus-Formulaires and Chorus-DT applications for program 155