The budget and accounting nomenclature is based on the general chart of accounts.
It comprises three levels:
1° Titles, which constitute the summary level of presentation ;
2° The chapters, which constitute the level of detailed presentation;
3° Operating accounts.
The list of accounts that must be opened in the budget and in the accounts of the establishments, as well as the budgetary and accounting instructions, are set by joint order of the ministers responsible for the budget, health and social security.