Cour des comptes

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The Cour des comptes is France’s supreme audit institution, responsible for overseeing public finances and evaluating the efficiency of government spending and policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French government body
public institution
supreme audit institution
country France
employs administrative staff
financial auditors
magistrates of the Cour des comptes
followsStandard INTOSAI auditing standards NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityOver public accountants of local authorities
public accountants of the State
hasMember auditeur
conseiller maître
conseiller référendaire
hasPresident First President of the Cour des comptes
hasRole improving transparency of public finances
informing citizens about use of public funds
supporting parliamentary oversight of public finances
headquartersLocation Paris
Île-de-France NERFINISHED
jurisdiction French Republic NERFINISHED
legalBasis Code des juridictions financières NERFINISHED
French Constitution NERFINISHED
legalStatus independent institution
locatedInBuilding Palais Cambon NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity 1st arrondissement of Paris NERFINISHED
mainFunction assessment of efficiency of public spending
control of the regularity of public spending
evaluation of public policies
external audit of public accounts
memberOf EUROSAI NERFINISHED
INTOSAI NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage French
nativeName Cour des comptes NERFINISHED
oversees French central government finances
local government finances in France
social security finances in France
partOf French public financial courts system
positionHeldBy First President of the Cour des comptes
publishes annual public report
certification of State accounts
certification of social security accounts
thematic public reports
reportsTo French Parliament NERFINISHED
Government of France NERFINISHED
sector public administration
public finance
public policy evaluation
shortName Cour des comptes NERFINISHED
subordinateTo no ministry
supervises regional chambers of accounts

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