Article R3334-22 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
After the Finance Bill has been deposited on the National Assembly’s desk and before 15 October each year at the latest, the regional prefect informs the départements of the provisional amount of the departmental equipment grant for collèges likely to be allocated to all the départements in the region. He will notify them of the final amount of this allocation as soon as the Finance Act is promulgated.