Decree Regulating Vehicle Rental Within the Public Administration

Grounded in the 2005 decree on general public accounting rules and the 2017 'train de vie de l'État' arrêté, this text authorizes vehicle rental only for three motives: a project whose budget provides for it, transporting foreign delegations, or short missions in areas without an available institutional vehicle. Any rental exceeding one month requires a contract visaed by the Cour Supérieure des Comptes et du Contentieux Administratif (CSCCA), and every rental requires prior visa from the Budget Directorate's financial controller; renewal of short-term contracts with the same firm is not automatic and must be resubmitted for visa. Rented vehicles must be properly registered to a legally operating local firm, priced at market rates via a three-quote comparison, and covered by insurance beyond mandatory OAVCT coverage. It is formally forbidden to charge repair or maintenance costs of rented vehicles to an institution's budget, to use rental vehicles as personal 'fonction' vehicles for state officials (except brief breakdowns of up to one month), or to rent vehicles for anyone with no institutional link. Any exception requires the Prime Minister's express written authorization.