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European defense equipment cooperation
France set aside about €10 billion a year on defense equipment projects during the period covered by the current Military Programming Law (LPM) i.e., 2014-2019. The LPM bill being debated in Parliament provides for an increase in these investments for the period 2019-2023, with an annual average of ...
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L’institution des courses
L’Institution des courses, the French collective horse-racing body, encompasses five main entities, including Société d’Encouragement à l’Élevage du Cheval Français (SECF) and France Galop, which organise trot and gallop horse racing respectively, and manage the main race courses. These two parent c...
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Certification of the French general social security system financial statements for 2016
The Cour des comptes – France’s supreme audit institution – hereby issues its eleventh audit opinion of the French general social security system financial statements for the year 2016. The fact that the Cour des comptes confirms that these financial statements present a reliable, true and fair view...
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Cour des comptes
The Cour des Comptes is the supreme body for auditing the use of public funds in France. It is independent from the Government and Parliament. It has financial jurisdiction and is in charge of auditing, issuing rulings and certifying the State and Social Security accounts, as well as contributing to... -
History
The Cour des comptes is an emanation of the curia regis, the king’s court. In the Middle Ages, it was convened in the sovereign’s residence, on the Ile de la Cité, in Paris, a building which is now the law courts and Sainte-Chapelle. History The construction of the Palais Cambon The present-day Hi... -
The French Court of Accounts Registry’s procedures certified with the ISO 9001 international standard
On 14 June 2018, the French Court of Accounts Registry’s procedures were deemed to meet the international standards and thus they have been certified with the international standard ISO 9001 (2015 version).
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High-speed rail : a model extended beyond its relevance
In October 2014, the Cour des comptes issued a public report devoted to High-speed rail : a model extended beyond its relevance. The history of high-speed rail in France is the history of the convergence, 30 years ago of an avant-garde technology with a large public. Indeed, many French people have ...
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External auditing of international organizations
Why does the Cour des Comptes audit international institutions? The role of the Cour des Comptes is to ensure the proper use of public funds, in accordance with article 15 of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen: "Society has the right to hold any public official accountable for ... -
TOP Congrès : a conference for TOP young people
On 28-29 June, the Association of Supreme Francophone Audit Institutions (AISCCUF) organised the first AISCCUF conference for young people. Approximately 50 people under 45 years of age with less than 5 years of experience attended; they were extremely motivated and came from more than 20 different ...
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Municipal police forces
Historically, policing has always been one of the most ancient powers of mayors, and Central Government has only gradually emerged as the guarantor of security for citizens. Organisation of public security authorities was introduced through legislation dated 6th April 1884, which shared policing pow...
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