Civil & Administrative

#SFHH2603224AOrder of February 2, 2026, on Delegation of Signature (General Directorate of Healthcare Provision)

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

AI-generated summary for informational purposes only. Not legal advice. See the original source for the authoritative text.

🇬🇧 English

The law assigns signature authority to specified officials in the French healthcare system. It impacts administrative and strategic sectors by allowing these individuals to sign on behalf of the health minister on relevant matters, helping streamline administrative processes. Excludes decree signing.

AI-generated summary. May contain errors. Refer to official sources for legal decisions.

Key Changes

  • Delegation of signing authority to specified healthcare officials
  • Streamlined administrative processes within healthcare sector
  • Repeal of the previous delegation order from October 2025

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Designated officials listed in Article 1 must sign administrative acts within their assigned areas of responsibility on behalf of the Minister of Health, with the exception of decrees

Specified officials in the General Directorate of Healthcare Provision (listed by name and position in Article 1)
operational
high

Public contracts concluded through formalized or adapted procedures must be signed by the contracting authority or its representative holding a position at minimum equivalent to deputy sub-director level

Contracting authority and representatives of the General Directorate of Healthcare Provision
operational
high

Designated officials must ensure that decree signing authority is not exercised under this delegation and remains excluded from their signature authority

All designated officials listed in Article 1
prohibition
medium

The Order of October 15, 2025 concerning signature delegation (NOR: SFHH2528505A) must be repealed and is no longer in effect

General Directorate of Healthcare Provision administrative services
operational
medium

This order must be published in the Journal officiel de la République française

French government publication authorities
disclosure

Affected Parties

Designated healthcare officialsFrench healthcare administrative sectors

Tags

healthcare,administration,signature delegation