The Accounting Officer shall suspend the payment of expenditure if, in the course of his checks, he finds irregularities or if the certifications issued by the Chairman are inaccurate. He shall inform the President thereof.
Where the Accounting Officer has suspended payment of expenditure, the President may, in writing and under his responsibility, request the Accounting Officer to pay. The accounting officer shall comply with the requisition and report to the Minister for the Budget, who shall forward the requisition to the Court of Auditors.
By way of derogation from the provisions of the second paragraph above, the accounting officer must refuse to comply with the requisition order when the suspension of payment is motivated by :
1° Lack of justification of the service rendered ;
2° The non-dischargeable nature of the payment;
3° Lack of available funds.
In cases where the requisition is refused, the Accounting Officer shall immediately report to the Minister responsible for the budget.