The payment of the State contribution provided for in article L. 2512-19 for the financing of the expenses of the Paris fire brigade intervenes under the conditions set out below:
As regards operating expenses, the State shall pay each year, in respect of the current financial year, instalments each corresponding to 30% of its forecast contribution as it results from the amount of revenue entered for this purpose in the operating section of the special budget of the police prefecture. These instalments must be paid no later than 15 February, 15 May and 15 August. The balance of the contribution due for the financial year in question is paid in the light of the result of the administrative account.