CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to the commune of Paris

When they are not settled by account transfer, the expenditure of the commune of Paris and its public establishments must be settled by cheque drawn on the Treasury. Cheques are crossed when they exceed an amount set by the Minister of the Economy and Finance.

The Paris commune budget comprises a main budget and subsidiary budgets.

The main budget comprises a budget for the Commune of Paris and a special budget for the Police Prefecture. Each of these budgets is made up of an operating section and an investment section. These two budgets are drawn up by chapters and articles in accordance with the nomenclature laid down by order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister responsible for the budget within the framework of…

The budget of the commune of Paris and the special budget of the police prefecture are voted by chapters. However must be authorized, by deliberation of the Paris council, any transfer concerning: 1° An article relating to staff remuneration; 2° An article relating to staff allowances not included in 1°; 3° An article relating to subsidies. .

Ancillary budgets comprise an investment section and an operating section. Ancillary budgets must be drawn up for services whose activity is essentially aimed at producing goods or providing services for which a price is paid. The nomenclature of ancillary budgets is laid down by a joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of the Economy and Finance.

Revenue and expenditure for the following local interest joint services: – institut médico-légal; – laboratoire central de la préfecture de police (excluding missions relating to mine clearance and the scientific and technical police); – laboratoire central des services vétérinaires; – objets trouvés; are entered in the budget of the Commune of Paris (special budget of the Préfecture de Police) and are subject, pursuant to Article L. 2512-25, a contribution from…

The expenses of the shared services referred to in article R. 2512-27 may be shared pursuant to agreements or conventions entered into between the Commune of Paris and the départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne. The départements may renounce the use of one or more of these services and consequently cease to contribute to their expenditure. A deliberation to this effect by a departmental council will only take effect from…