#JUSF2608165SDelegation of Signature Decision for the Directorate of Judicial Protection of Youth (PJJ)
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This French ministerial decision, dated 31 March 2026 and published 2 April 2026, formally delegates signing authority from the Minister of Justice (Garde des Sceaux) to 44 named officials and staff within the Directorate of Judicial Protection of Youth (PJJ). The delegation covers all acts, orders and decisions except decrees, within each person's defined scope of responsibilities. Article 3 additionally grants specific powers to sign mission orders, purchase orders and expense reports for national and international travel by PJJ staff and occasional collaborators, with two named substitutes in case of absence. Several articles also delegate authority to perform financial operations in the Chorus government accounting software for the central budget of programme 182.
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Key Changes
- Delegates signing authority for all acts, arrêtés and decisions (excluding decrees) to 44 named individuals within PJJ
- Grants James GARDE specific power to sign mission orders, purchase orders and travel expense reports for national and international trips
- Provides substitute signatories (Sarah LUTZ and Sylvie HAUTECOEUR-COURTINAT) for travel documents during GARDE's absence
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What this law requires
44 named officials within PJJ must sign acts, orders and decisions (excluding decrees) only within the limits of their defined scope of responsibilities
James GARDE must sign mission orders, purchase orders and expense reports for national and international travel by PJJ staff and occasional collaborators
In case of absence or impediment of James GARDE, Sarah LUTZ and Sylvie HAUTECOEUR-COURTINAT must assume signing authority for mission orders, purchase orders and expense reports for travel
No delegated signatory may sign decrees; this authority is explicitly excluded from all delegations
Delegated signatories must exercise signing authority only within their defined attributions and scope of responsibilities