Subject to compliance with the provisions of articles L. 1612-1, L. 1612-9 and L. 1612-10, amendments may be made to the budget by the deliberative body, up to the end of the financial year to which they apply.
Within a period of twenty-one days following the end of the financial year, the deliberative body may, in addition, make amendments to the budget to adjust the appropriations in the operating section to settle expenditure committed before 31 December and enter the appropriations required to carry out the operations of order in each of the two sections of the budget or between the two sections.
The deliberations relating to the budgetary modifications provided for in the previous paragraph must be sent to the representative of the State no later than five days after the deadline set for their adoption. The payments resulting from the budgetary modifications thus decided must be completed no later than 31 January following the financial year to which they relate.