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Article R232-31 of the French Sports Code

The Accounting Officer shall exercise due diligence to ensure the recovery of all the Agency’s resources. Revenue shall be recovered by the Accounting Officer either spontaneously or in accordance with the instructions of the President of the Agency. The Accounting Officer shall send the corresponding invoices to the debtors and receive their payments. All rights acquired during a financial year must be taken into account for that year.

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Article R232-32 of the French Sports Code

When the Agency’s debts, other than the State subsidy referred to in 1° of article R. 232-27, cannot be recovered out of court, proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with commercial practice or may be the subject of statements of enforceability issued by the Chairman of the Agency. Enforceable statements may be notified to debtors by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Recovery is pursued until opposition is lodged with…

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Article R232-33 of the French Sports Code

The accounting officer shall initiate proceedings. Proceedings may be suspended at any time by written order of the President of the Agency if the debt is the subject of a dispute. The President of the Agency shall also suspend proceedings if, in agreement with the Accounting Officer, he considers that the debt is not recoverable or that the granting of time by the Accounting Officer is in the interests of…

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Article R232-34 of the French Sports Code

The Chairman of the Agency may decide, with the approval of the Accounting Officer, to: 1° an ex gratia remission of the agency’s debts in the event of hardship to debtors ; 2° Total or partial remission of late payment surcharges or penalties applied at the justified request of debtors; 3° Write-off of debts in the event of debtors’ insolvency or when their debts cannot be recovered. The Board sets…

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Article R232-35 of the French Sports Code

All expenditure must be liquidated and authorised during the financial year to which it relates. The Agency’s expenditure shall be settled by the Accounting Officer by order of the President of the Agency or after having been accepted by the latter. Expenditure orders shall be supported by the necessary documentary evidence, in particular invoices, briefs, contracts, leases or agreements. Acceptance of the expenditure shall take the form either of a…

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Article R232-36 of the French Sports Code

The list of supporting documents for revenue and expenditure shall be prepared by the Accounting Officer and proposed by the President of the Agency for approval by the Minister for the Budget. In the event of loss, destruction or theft of the supporting documents provided to the Accounting Officer, the Minister for the Budget may authorise the Accounting Officer to arrange for their replacement. The supporting documents shall be kept…

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Article R232-37 of the French Sports Code

The accounting officer is required to exercise : 1° In respect of revenue, control of the authorisation to collect revenue and the collection of debts and the regularity of reductions and cancellations of revenue orders, within the limits of the information available to him; 2° In respect of expenditure, checking that the authorising officer or his delegate is in a position to authorise expenditure, that appropriations are available, that expenditure…

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Article R232-39 of the French Sports Code

Revenue and expenditure accounts may be set up at the Agency by decision of the Chairman, with the approval of the accounting officer, under the conditions laid down by Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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