Civil & Administrative

#MICB2609442SApril 7, 2026 Decision on Signature Delegation (General Secretariat)

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

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🇬🇧 English

This law delegates the authority to sign documents, decisions, and orders, excluding decrees and large public contracts exceeding €90,000, to various officials within the Ministry of Culture in France. Key figures in different departments are given this power, allowing more efficient and rapid administrative operations by bypassing the need for ministerial signatures on all documents.

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Key Changes

  • Delegation of signature authority to multiple officials
  • Exclusion of decrees and large public contracts over €90,000
  • Enhanced administrative efficiency within the Ministry of Culture

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Designated officials must sign all acts, orders, and decisions within their bureau's scope of authority on behalf of the Minister of Culture

Named officials in Articles 1-6 (Ministry of Culture departments)
operational
high

Exclude decrees from signature delegation authority - all decrees must retain ministerial signature requirement

All designated officials with signature delegation
prohibition
high

Exclude public contracts exceeding €90,000 excluding tax from signature delegation authority

All designated officials with signature delegation
prohibition
high

Bureau chiefs and designated officials must exercise signing authority only within the limits of their specific bureau's attributions

All named bureau chiefs and deputies in Articles 1-6
operational
medium

Mme Audrey Lefranc-Maupilé must sign acts, orders, and decisions within her role as mission officer and secretary general of program 224, excluding decrees and contracts over €90,000

Mme Audrey Lefranc-Maupilé
operational

Affected Parties

Officials in the Ministry of CultureDepartments within the Ministry responsible for administrative tasks

Tags

signature_delegation,administration,government_efficiency