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#BCFR1004493ADecree of March 5, 2010 on the Creation and Organization of the Special Claims Directorate of the Treasury

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

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The law, dated March 5, 2010, establishes the Special Claims Directorate of the Treasury in France, which is responsible for collecting specific types of public revenues. The Directorate will focus on the recovery of certain debts and fines imposed by various state authorities, including the Court of Accounts and independent administrative authorities. It replaces the former General Treasury of Special Claims and is based in Châtellerault, with a director who is a public accountant overseeing its operations.

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Key Changes

  • Creation of the Special Claims Directorate of the Treasury.
  • Transformation of the former General Treasury into this new directorate.
  • Delegation of specific debt collection responsibilities to the new directorate.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Establish and operate the Special Claims Directorate of the Treasury (Direction des créances spéciales du Trésor) as a specialized public finance directorate based in Châtellerault (Vienne)

French Treasury/Ministry of Finance
operational
high

Appoint a director with the status of public accountant (comptable public) to lead the Special Claims Directorate

French Treasury/Ministry of Finance
operational
high

Transfer recovery responsibilities for all 22 categories of public debts and fines listed in Article 4 to the Special Claims Directorate, including debits from the Court of Accounts, sanctions from independent administrative authorities, loan repayments, and various fees

French Treasury and all relevant state authorities
operational
high

Collect and recover court-ordered fines and debits (débets et amendes) pronounced by the Court of Accounts and regional/territorial audit chambers

Special Claims Directorate of the Treasury
operational
high

Collect financial sanctions imposed by the Court of Budgetary and Financial Discipline

Special Claims Directorate of the Treasury
operational

Affected Parties

Public finance authoritiesEntities liable for repayment of public debts and fines

Tags

public finance,debt recovery,administrative reform