The public accountants of the State mentioned in Article L. 518-14 are accountants of the General Directorate of Public Finance.
When they handle deposits from customers whose accounts are held in the books of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, these accountants are its agents.
In order to process cash transactions in respect of the deposits of customers whose accounts are held in the books of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, these accountants may use the services of an external service provider under the conditions set out in II of Article 201 of Finance Act 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 for 2019 and Decree 2019-1443 of 23 December 2019 relating to the performance by one or more external service providers of transactions falling within the remit of public accountants, within the framework provided by the agreement referred to in Article R. 518-25.