INTOSAI – Working Group on Environmental Auditing

SAI Contact(s) and Mandate: France

Auditor General

  • Name: Mr Philippe Séguin
  • Title: Premier Président de la Cour des Comptes
  • Address: Cour des Comptes, 13 Rue Cambon, 75100 Paris, France
  • Email: presidence@ccomptes.fr
  • Phone: +33 1 42 98 98 29
  • Fax: +33 1 42 60 01 59
  • Website: http://www.ccomptes.fr

Mandate

The mandate of the SAI gives full access to:

  • the national government
  • provincial, regional, or state governments
  • local, municipal, or community governing bodies
  • state-owned enterprises or state-owned companies
  • semi-governmental organisations
  • non-governmental public enterprises or organisations

The mandate of the SAI gives partial access to:

  • private sector enterprises or organisations

The SAI has the authority to carry out the following types of audits:

  • financial audits
  • compliance audits
  • performance audits

The mandate does not make specific references to environmental auditing.

Last Updated: August 27, 2010