Article D1611-26-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
In application of the fifth paragraph of II of article L. 1611-7, local authorities and their public establishments may entrust a body with a public accountant with the allocation and payment of expenditure relating to: 1° Aid allocated to businesses with a view to the creation or expansion of economic activities; 2° European programmes which they manage either as national authority, managing authority or by delegation of management; 3° Individual…