Article L612-19 of the French Monetary and Financial Code
I. – The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall have at its disposal the resources provided by the Banque de France. The Secretary General of the Autorité commits the expenditure of the Autorité within the limits of its budget. The Secretary General is delegated by the Banque de France to conclude contracts and issue invitations to tender under the conditions applicable to contracts awarded by the Banque de…