Civil & Administrative

#2016-1967Decree on the Obligation to Submit a Declaration of Interests for Certain Positions

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

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🇬🇧 English

This law requires individuals seeking certain public positions to submit a declaration of interests before their appointment. It aims to ensure transparency and avoid conflicts of interest in public administration. Affected positions include various senior roles in government services, regions, departments, and public bodies. The declaration includes personal information and financial interests and must be submitted confidentially.

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Key Changes

  • Introduction of mandatory interest declarations for certain public roles.
  • Detailed requirements for the content and handling of such declarations.
  • Confidential handling and specific record-keeping obligations set for these declarations.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Candidates for specified senior public positions must submit a declaration of interests prior to their appointment, as required by article 25 ter of the Law of July 13, 1983

Candidates for senior positions in government services, regions, departments, and public bodies (as defined in Articles 2-5)
disclosure
high

Declaration of interests must include identification information: name, first name, date of birth, postal address, email address, and telephone coordinates of the declarant

All individuals submitting declarations under this decree
disclosure
high

Declaration must disclose all paid professional activities exercised at the date of appointment or during the five years preceding the declaration, including employer identification, description of activity, period of exercise, and annual remuneration or compensation

All individuals submitting declarations under this decree
disclosure
high

Declaration must disclose all consulting activities exercised at the date of appointment or during the five years preceding declaration, including employer identification, activity description, period of exercise, and annual remuneration

All individuals submitting declarations under this decree
disclosure
high

Declaration must disclose participation in governing bodies of any public or private organism or company at the date of appointment and during the five years preceding the declaration

All individuals submitting declarations under this decree
disclosure

Affected Parties

Candidates for senior public administration positionsGovernment departments and agencies

Tags

transparency,public administration,conflict of interest