Subsection 4: Managing Director

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R411-17

Article R411-17

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Updated 8 Nov 2023

The Managing Director of the Agency is appointed by decree on the report of the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister for Tourism.

He organises and manages the agency. In particular, he is responsible for

1° Proposing and implementing the Agency's guidelines;

2° Ensure the running of the Agency's departments;

3° Exercising authority over the agency's staff, hiring, appointing and dismissing them;

4° Drawing up the agency's programme and annual report;

5° Preparing the decisions of the Board of Directors and ensuring that they are implemented;

6° Preparing the annual statement of estimates of income and expenditure and amending decisions, and presenting the financial statements;

7° Representing the agency in legal proceedings, in all civil acts and in its dealings with third parties;

8° Authorising the Agency's revenue and expenditure and appointing secondary authorising officers;

9° Examining applications, allocating aid for social tourism and leisure facilities and the actions mentioned in articles L. 411-13 and L. 411-14, in compliance with the general conditions of allocation determined by the Board of Directors, and authorising them;

10° Draw up agreements with the agency's partners relating to personal assistance;

11° After consulting the Board of Directors, propose to the supervisory authorities the commission rates applied to the sale and reimbursement of holiday vouchers under the conditions set out in III of article R. 411-16;

12° To enter into any deed, contract, agreement, convention or contract on behalf of the agency, or to enter into any lease;

13° Subject to the decision of the Board of Directors provided for in article R. 411-15, purchase or sell any property, take out any loans, pledge or mortgage any property;

14° Organising the management of available funds under the conditions set out in article R. 411-23;

15° Set the maximum amount of holiday vouchers that may be issued in payment of the expenses mentioned in article L. 411-2 over a given period.

The Chief Executive Officer may delegate his signature.

He may appoint secondary authorising officers after obtaining the opinion of the member of the General Economic and Financial Control.

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