The Cour des Comptes ("Court of Accounts", also translated into "Court of Financial Auditors") is a institution of the Government of France whose duty is to audit public institutions, as well as some private institutions. It checks whether their accounting is in good form, and whether public funds have been well employed This article is about the political and administrative structures of the French government. ... Audit can refer to: Telecommunication audit Financial audit Performance audit Completion of a course of study for which no assessment is completed or grade awarded; especially audit is awarded to those who have elected not to receive a letter grade for a course in which letter grades typically awarded. ...
It writes a yearly public report.
It is assisted by regional jurisdictions called Chambres régionales des Comptes (regional chambers of accounts").
The Court is divided into 7 chambers, each headed by a president. The Court is headed by the first president, currently Philippe Séguin. Philippe Séguin Philippe Séguin is a former French politician, and is now first president of Frances Cour des Comptes (Court of Financial Auditors). ...
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Their existence is justified by Article 15 of the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, which specifies that citizens have the right to demand from any public agent an account of his or her activities.
The cour may also delegate to chambres the auditing of some establishments of the national government; this is, for instance, often the case with public establishments of higher education (universities etc.).