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Article L1617-2 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The accounting officer of a municipality, department or region may not make his payment actions subject to an assessment of the appropriateness of the decisions taken by the authorising officer.

His control is limited to verifying that, at the time of payment, he has all the documents required under the nomenclature of supporting documents and that the documents are, on the one hand, complete and accurate and, on the other hand, consistent with the category of expenditure defined in the applicable nomenclature and the nature and purpose of the expenditure as authorised.

Failing this, he suspends payment and informs the authorising officer by reasoned decision.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L1617-2

Le comptable d’une commune, d’un département ou d’une région ne peut subordonner ses actes de paiement à une appréciation de l’opportunité des décisions prises par l’ordonnateur.

Son contrôle se limite à vérifier qu’il dispose au moment du paiement de l’ensemble des pièces requises au titre de la nomenclature des pièces justificatives et que les pièces sont, d’une part, complètes et précises, d’autre part, cohérentes au regard de la catégorie de la dépense définie dans la nomenclature applicable et de la nature et de l’objet de la dépense telle qu’elle a été ordonnancée.

A défaut, il suspend le paiement et en informe, par décision motivée, l’ordonnateur.

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