An annual operating grant is introduced for municipalities equipped with one or more registration stations for electronic passport and national identity card applications, known as the “secure documents grant”.
From 2023, this grant is made up of a flat-rate portion allocated for each station in operation in the municipality on 1 January of the current year and a variable portion allocated for each station based on the number of passport and national identity card applications registered during the previous year, according to a scale set by decree.
An increase in the grant is allocated to municipalities for each station registered, on 1 January of the current year, to a dematerialised and interoperable module for booking appointments. By way of derogation, in 2023, this increase will be allocated to local authorities for each station registered on 1 July 2023.
Individual allocations under this grant may be established by order of the minister responsible for local authorities published in the Journal officiel. This publication is deemed to be notification to the local authorities. The terms and conditions for the application of this article shall be laid down by decree.