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The Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister Delegate to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in charge of European Affairs, the Minister Delegate to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in charge of development, the Minister Delegate to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in charge of the Francophonie, and the Minister Delegate to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in charge of French abroad,
Vu le Decree No. 87-389 of 15 June 1987 modified for the organization of central administration services;
Vu le Decree No. 98-608 of 17 July 1998 amended to protect the secrets of national defence;
Vu le Decree No. 2012-1511 of 28 December 2012 organizing the central administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
Based on the advice of the Departmental Technical Committee of the Department of Foreign Affairs dated 5 December 2012,
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The General Directorate of Political and Security Affairs is composed of:
1° From the leadership of the United Nations, international organizations, human rights and the Francophonie, which includes:
- the sub-direction of political affairs;
- the sub-direction of human rights and humanitarian affairs;
- the sub-direction of institutional affairs and international contributions;
the delegation of Francophone affairs;
the delegation of international officials;
2° Strategic, Security and Disarmament Affairs Branch, which includes:
- the sub-direction of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation;
- the sub-direction of arms control and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE);
the sub-direction of strategic affairs;
- the sub-direction of transverse threats;
3° From the direction of security and defence cooperation, which includes:
- the sub-direction of multilateral and sectoral issues;
- the sub-Saharan Africa mission;
– the world mission;
– the mission of means.
It also includes, under the coordination of the Director General:
1° The direction of continental Europe, which includes:
- the sub-direction of the Caucasus and Central Asia;
- the sub-direction of Russia and Eastern Europe;
– the mission of Balkan Europe;
2° The leadership of Africa and the Indian Ocean, which includes:
- the sub-direction of Western Africa;
- the sub-direction of Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean;
- the sub-direction of Central Africa;
- the mission of Eastern Africa;
3° The North and Middle East leadership, which includes:
- the sub-direction of North Africa;
- the sub-direction of Egypt-Levant;
- the Middle East sub-direction;
4° The direction of the Americas and the Caribbean includes:
- the sub-direction of North America and Mexico;
- the sub-direction of Central America, South America and the Caribbean;
5° The direction of Asia and Oceania, which includes:
- the sub-direction of South Asia;
- the sub-direction of Southeast Asia;
- the sub-direction of the Far East;
― the mission of Oceania;
the Permanent Secretariat for the Pacific;
the interdepartmental cell for Afghanistan and Pakistan;
6° The financial and administrative coordination mission.
The leadership of the European Union includes:
- the sub-direction of internal policies and institutional issues;
- the sub-direction of external relations of the European Union;
– the sub-direction of Germany and Alpine and Adriatic Europe;
– the sub-direction of Western and Northern Europe;
– the sub-direction of Central-Oriental and Baltic Europe;
– the sub-direction of Mediterranean Europe.
The overall direction of globalization, development and partnerships is composed of:
1° From the direction of companies and the international economy, which includes:
– the mission of supporting companies;
– the mission of support to strategic sectors;
- the sub-direction of international economic affairs;
2° From the direction of development and global public goods, which includes:
- the sub-direction of development policies;
- the sub-direction of democratic governance;
- the sub-direction of health, food security and human development;
- sub-direction of the environment and climate;
3° From the direction of cultural, academic and research cooperation, which includes:
– the mission of cultural exchanges and external audiovisual;
– the mission of the French language and education;
- the sub-direction of higher education;
- the sub-direction of scientific research and exchange;
4° From program and network management, which includes:
the mission of the programs;
the mission of the network;
5° Delegation for the external action of territorial authorities;
6° From the delegation for relations with civil society and partnerships.
The General Directorate of Administration and Modernization is composed of:
1° From the Human Resources Directorate, which includes:
- the sub-direction of human resources policy;
- the sub-direction of personnel;
- the sub-direction of contractual personnel;
- the sub-direction of training and competitions;
the delegation for social policy;
2° From the Financial Affairs Directorate, which includes:
- the sub-direction of the budget;
- the sub-direction of accounting;
- the sub-direction of the deconcentration;
the departmental management control mission;
3° Management of information systems, which includes:
– the mission of information systems strategy and architecture;
the mission of the general administration;
the mission of information systems projects;
– the mission of infrastructure, deployments and acquisitions;
– the mission of operating systems and user satisfaction;
4° From the direction of buildings and logistics, which includes:
- the sub-direction of real estate operations;
- the sub-direction of state and administrative affairs, heritage and decoration;
- the sub-direction of central services and logistics;
5° Sub-direction of diplomatic security and defence;
6° Sub-direction of internal legal affairs;
7° From the procurement mission;
8° From the delegation of general affairs in Nantes.
The direction of the French abroad and the consular administration includes:
1° The French service abroad, composed of:
- the sub-direction of the French administration;
- the sub-direction of expatriation, schooling and social action;
2° The service of conventions, civil affairs and mutual legal assistance, composed of:
- the sub-direction of civil status and nationality;
– the mission of conventions and mutual legal assistance;
the mission of protecting the rights of persons;
3° The mission of international adoption;
4° The mission for visa policy;
5° The General Secretariat of the Assembly of French Foreigners;
6° The administrative and financial management mission.
The Directorate of Legal Affairs includes:
- the sub-direction of public international law;
- the sub-direction of European Union law and international economic law;
- the sub-direction of human rights;
- the sub-direction of the law of the sea, river law and poles;
– the mission of agreements and treaties.
The direction of communication and the press includes:
- the press sub-direction;
- the sub-direction of communication and documentation.
The protocol includes:
- the subdirection of the ceremonial;
- the sub-direction of logistics, interpretation and translation;
- the sub-direction of diplomatic and consular privileges and immunities.
To the General Directorate of Political and Security Affairs:
I. ― The leadership of the United Nations, international organizations, human rights and the Francophonie, is competent for the issues addressed within the United Nations Organization, its subsidiary bodies and specialized agencies as well as the International Organization of la Francophonie and the Council of Europe. It ensures the coherence of France's positions in the forums of international organizations. To this end, it addresses the instructions on these organizations to the organizations of the United Nations system and the Council of Europe.
The sub-direction of political affairs follows the issues related to the maintenance of international peace and security dealt with within the framework of the United Nations organization, its subsidiary bodies and specialized agencies and, in general, all the issues referred to in the United Nations Security Council.
The sub-direction of human rights and humanitarian affairs defines human rights policies in relevant international forums. It deals with the humanitarian issues of the United Nations and other organizations and institutions within the leadership.
The sub-direction of institutional affairs and international contributions addresses the budgetary, financial, management and governance issues of all international organizations. It is responsible for international contributions and ensures the institutional, statutory and administrative coherence of organizations and their strategic leadership.
The delegation of Francophone affairs defines the policy of multilateral Francophonie and deals with issues relating to the International Organization of la Francophonie and its operators. It also addresses issues related to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The delegation of international officials contributes to promoting the presence of French staff in international organizations.
II. - The missions of the strategic, security and disarmament sub-directions are as follows:
The nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation sub-direction defines the policy of nuclear non-proliferation and the delivery of weapons of mass destruction and the policy of nuclear disarmament. It monitors the implementation of monitoring and counter-proliferation measures in these areas. It also addresses issues of space security and missile defence.
The sub-direction of arms control and the OSCE is competent for the follow-up to multilateral disarmament and arms control forums, whether they have a generalistic or specialized vocation, with the exception of nuclear and ballistic issues. It monitors records relating to non-proliferation and chemical and biological disarmament. With the exception of the nuclear, ballistic and space sectors, it deals with issues related to the supervision and control of exports of products or technologies declared sensitive or strategic. It follows the instruction of records submitted to the interdepartmental commission for the study of exports of war materials. It also follows the work of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
The sub-direction of strategic affairs follows the defence policy of France and the external operations of the French forces, especially for crisis management; It deals with bilateral security and defence relations with our key partners; It is responsible for the monitoring of France's policy within NATO and in the various multinational frameworks existing in Europe as well as for the common security and defence policy.
The sub-direction of cross-cutting threats addresses threats of non-state origin against the security of the territory and national interests. It deals with issues related to combating terrorism, drug trafficking and organized crime in conjunction with other relevant ministerial departments.
III. - The Directorate of Security and Defence Cooperation is responsible for structural cooperation with foreign States in the areas of defence and security, internal and civil. It implements, in these areas, in the form of bilateral or multilateral cooperation projects, training, expertise and advice that it provides strategic leadership and overall management.
It is responsible, in conjunction with the Directorate of Legal Affairs, for monitoring intergovernmental agreements on defence cooperation.
It programmes and designs international sessions that are entrusted to specialized agencies in security and defence matters.
It shall, in conjunction with the Ministry of Defence, decide on requests for authorization to fly over the national territory by foreign state aircraft and port of call in France of foreign military vessels. It also investigates the requests, abroad, of the overflight of French state aircraft and the port of call of the national navy buildings.
The sub-Saharan Africa mission and the world mission determine, conduct and evaluate the activities of defence and security cooperation undertaken in partnership with the States of their respective geographical areas.
The sub-direction of multilateral and sectoral issues examines and implements all multilateral dialogues and partnerships on defence and security cooperation actions. It is also responsible for the thematic coherence of these actions, in support of conflict prevention and reconstruction, in conjunction with the sub-direction of democratic governance.
The capacity mission is implementing cooperation activities, in conjunction with the management services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the relevant departments. As such, it leads, inter alia, administrative, financial and human resources management.
IV. ― Under the coordination of the Director General, the sub-directions, missions, permanent secretariat and inter-ministerial cell of the branches of continental Europe, Africa and the Indian Ocean, North Africa and the Middle East, the Americas and the Caribbean, Asia and Oceania follow, in liaison with the relevant branches, the internal political, economic and social issues as well as the development of the country strategies and coordination They are consulted on the distribution of resources in their geographic area.
V. ― A financial and administrative coordination mission is responsible for the management and monitoring of the means that fall within the overall direction of political and security affairs, including organizational, operational, IT and personnel. It also pilots the program, if any, attached.
The missions of the sub-directions of the European Union are as follows:
The sub-direction of internal policies and institutional issues follows the definition and application of European policies, in conjunction with the General Secretariat of European Affairs, the legal and institutional issues related to the evolution, implementation of the treaties as well as the functioning of the institutions and bodies of the European Union, the activities of the European Parliament, the relations with the National Parliament in European matters, the questions relating to the presence and influence of France within the European Union.
The sub-direction of external relations of the European Union follows, in conjunction with the General Secretariat of European Affairs, the external relations of the European Union with non-member States and international organizations, including the World Trade Organization, in conjunction with the general direction of globalization, development and partnerships. It defines, animates and coordinates the actions envisaged in the field of foreign policy and common security by the Treaty on the European Union, in conjunction with the Directorate of Strategic Affairs, Security and Disarmament, for aspects related to the common security and defence policy.
The sub-directions of Alpine and Adriatic Germany and Europe, Western and Nordic Europe, Central-Oriental and Baltic Europe and Mediterranean Europe follow the internal political, economic and social issues, the conduct of international relations and bilateral relations with France, the States of their respective geographical area, including cross-border cooperation with neighbouring countries.
The management of the European Union is the interlocutor of the General Secretariat of European Affairs within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, without prejudice to the competence of the Directorate of Legal Affairs for matters affecting it.
To the general direction of globalization, development and partnerships:
I. ― The management of companies and the international economy contributes on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the relevant administrations, to the definition and implementation of France's economic diplomacy. It supports the international development of French companies, including technologies and strategic sectors for the French economy, and participates in strengthening France's attractiveness to foreign investors. It contributes to the economic analysis of globalization and to the definition, at the European and international level, of its regulation and governance.
The mission of support to companies is, on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the business interlocutor, including SMEs, which it supports international development efforts. It participates, in connection with the administrations and operators concerned, in the development of the economic component of the embassy action plan and maintains a regular dialogue with the posts on the achievement of its objectives. It provides support to positions in the implementation of their action plan by facilitating the contact of operators and companies.
The mission of support to the strategic sectors follows, on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the activities of these sectors and contributes, in conjunction with the relevant administrations, to the definition of country strategies and the multilateral and bilateral regulatory framework for strategic technologies and sectors. In this context, it follows issues related to the energy and extractive industries sector and negotiations in this area with the exception of those related to climate change. It also deals with international negotiations on Internet governance.
The sub-direction of international economic affairs, together with the relevant administrations, contributes to international negotiations on the rules and governance of globalization. It is associated with the definition of economic and financial sanctions measures and the fight against illicit financial flows. It follows the business and market access issues of French companies and the trade strategies of third countries, in order to contribute to the definition of the ministry's positions in the relevant multilateral forums. It assists the Director-General in the preparation of the G8 and G20 summits and follows, in conjunction with the relevant branches and administrations, strategic and institutional issues concerning international economic organizations and regional banks. It produces, in conjunction with the centre of analysis and foresight, economic studies and contributes to the definition of the French strategy vis-à-vis emerging countries in the economic and commercial field. It develops, on behalf of the general management, relations with the relevant economic research bodies.
II. – The direction of development and global public goods defines French development strategies and policies on global public goods. It participates in negotiations, provides guidance and monitoring of cooperation on global public goods and ensures their implementation by development operators. It participates in the development of positions on development assistance that France defends in international forums. It contributes to the definition of the French strategy vis-à-vis emerging countries in its areas of competence. It defines policies to strengthen democratic governance and institutional capacities of partner States. It is in relation to French companies within its areas of competence, in conjunction with the management of companies and the international economy. It provides, on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the guardianship of the French Development Agency and France international expertise. It prepares meetings of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on International Cooperation and Development, which is the joint secretariat on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The sub-direction of development policies develops French development strategies and ensures their articulation with those of other actors of international cooperation. It ensures the implementation of the principles of aid effectiveness and assesses the impact of development policies of French public actors and European and international agencies to which France contributes. It is responsible for the French Development Agency and France's international expertise. It participates in European and international negotiations in its area of competence. It monitors the European Development Fund in conjunction with the European Union leadership. It develops and coordinates partnerships with bilateral and multilateral donors. It monitors the debates on financing for development and the major issues of aid, in the UN framework and within the framework of G20 development and G8 Africa. It promotes innovative financing mechanisms for development. It ensures the development and implementation of private sector and growth initiatives in developing countries, particularly in Africa. It contributes to dialogue with partner countries and civil society actors.
The sub-direction of democratic governance develops and implements the programmes and projects devoted to strengthening the state of law and public freedoms, reform of the state and decentralization, in support of financial governance in third countries. It develops and implements the strategies and actions undertaken to facilitate the reconstruction of States in crisis or out of crisis, in conjunction with the relevant branches. It implements actions within the framework of migration, development and co-development policies. She participates in the animation of French governance expertise networks.
The sub-direction of health, food security and human development ensures the development and monitoring of the French strategy for international cooperation in health. It analyses and defines the directions for economic, trade and development issues affecting food security. It follows demographic, gender and social protection issues and monitors France's strategy and commitments in terms of post-primary education and vocational training. It follows, for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, international initiatives for the control of major pandemics, access to medicines and the strengthening of health systems in developing countries. It follows the action of international organizations and ensures the animation of French networks of expertise in international health.
The sub-direction of the environment and climate, in conjunction with the relevant administrations, participates in the development of the strategy and the monitoring of international negotiations and processes related to climate change, water and biodiversity, desertification, forest, chemicals and waste treatment and disaster prevention. It participates in their promotion in international negotiations and debates. It contributes to the development cooperation policies in these sectors, particularly in the area of access to energy and low-carbon technologies. It is animating the network of job environment correspondents and following the actions of international funds, conventions and programmes for the global environment. It develops analyses on cross-cutting issues related to sustainable development and the environment, including their governance and objectives.
III. ― The direction of cultural, academic and research cooperation defines and implements, with the relevant operators and partners, France's radiance and influence policy. It participates in the definition and implementation of mobility and attrition policies. As such, it develops and implements cooperation programmes in the areas of higher education, graduate vocational training and research. It is responsible for France's cultural, audio-visual, linguistic and educational cooperation abroad and for supporting cultural development. It defines the strategies and implements the policies and programmes related to these missions, participates in strengthening French presence and expertise and animates the activities of the French cultural network abroad in its areas of competence. It provides, on behalf of the Ministry, the supervision and strategic leadership of the Agence pour l'enseignement français à l' étrangers, the Institut français, Canal France international and Campus France. It contributes to the strategic leadership of the external audiovisual of France and the operators of the Francophonie, including TV5 Monde. She is in charge of monitoring relations with the Alliance Française Foundation. It follows, in relation to the administrations concerned, the action of international organizations in its areas of competence and contributes to the development of French positions. It participates in multilateral audiovisual negotiations.
The mission of cultural exchanges and external audiovisual develops and implements policies and programmes of international cooperation in its areas of intervention: cultural and artistic action, heritage, cinema and outdoor audiovisual. It contributes to the promotion of cultural dialogue and diversity. It supports the promotion of cultural and creative industries, including the book, and the creation and export of French audiovisual and film production. In this context, it coordinates French interventions in the field of outdoor audiovisual and new media. It mobilizes and values French expertise and pilots partnerships with French and foreign operators. It coordinates the guardianship of the French Institute and Canal France International and the partnership with the French Alliance Foundation.
The mission of the French language and education ensures a monitoring function on the situation of the French language and on language policies around the world, in conjunction with the delegation of Francophone affairs. It defines, coordinates and pilots the policy of promoting French abroad. It contributes to the French strategy in the field of teaching foreign languages in France. It follows French-speaking multilateral cooperation in its areas of competence. It oversees the external school policy and, as such, the monitoring of the Agency for French Education abroad. She has a watch on educational policies in the world. It is responsible for developing cooperation between the French educational system and foreign education systems and promoting French education expertise. It coordinates international activities in the fields of sport and youth exchange. It follows, within the department, issues related to the enrichment of the French language, terminology and neology.
The sub-direction of higher education develops and implements programs and projects to develop partnerships in higher education and higher vocational training and to promote exchanges with foreign countries. It supports the development of university courses abroad and promotes, through scholarship programs, training in France of foreign students and training abroad of French students. It provides strategic monitoring of the evolution of the international market for higher education. It defines and implements France's policy and programs for foreign students.
The sub-direction of scientific research and exchanges develops and implements scientific cooperation programs and projects by developing partnerships and the construction of research networks, in support of the international activities of French research organizations and higher education institutions, including French foreign research institutes (IFRE), French missions and archaeological research abroad. It also participates in the development and monitoring of European and international research programmes and the integration of researchers from developing countries into international networks. It promotes bridges between the world of research and the world of the company.
IV. ― Program and Network Management assists the Director General with the strategic management of the network and the management of its programs.
It ensures the adequacy between the human resource needs of the cultural and cooperation network posts and the proposed profiles. It is associated, by human resources management, with the choice of candidates to fill these positions.
The programme mission ensures the financial management of management programmes. In conjunction with the Financial Affairs Directorate, it is responsible for the preparation of the budgets of these programs, the monitoring of their budget execution and the job ceiling. It contributes to the financial guardianship of the ministry on the operators of international cooperation. It establishes the programming of appropriations. It monitors performance through management control, accounting and financial audit, and the evaluation of policies, actions and instruments implemented by management.
The network's mission coordinates the activities of the network of cooperation and cultural action abroad with the sectoral branches of the general management, in accordance with the directions agreed with the department's geographic directions. Together with the general management of administration and modernization, it contributes to job programming and sets the job profiles. It defines the objectives and means assigned to cultural cooperation and action services and to financial self-government institutions, approves their budget and monitors its execution. It provides administrative guardianship of French research institutes abroad.
V. ― The delegation for the external action of the territorial authorities collects and analyzes information on the external action of the territorial authorities. It implements the State's strategy to support decentralized cooperation and ensures consistency between the external action of the State and that of the local public authorities. In conjunction with geographic directions, it advises communities on their external activities. It serves as the secretariat of the National Commission for Decentralized Cooperation. It is responsible for inter-ministerial coordination in this area. It follows the legal developments in the framework of the external action of the territorial authorities, including on cross-border cooperation and within the European Union. She advises prefects on the rule of law. It develops and implements co-financing programmes for decentralized cooperation.
VI. ― The delegation for relations with civil society and partnerships leads relations with French non-State actors involved in international relations. It is responsible for the dialogue, support and conduct of policies involving civil societies in France, within the European framework and the rest of the world. It monitors policy frameworks for non-governmental cooperation and partnerships. It promotes dialogue and support with representatives of local non-state actors. She, together with the various operators concerned, pilots the support for the initiatives of French NGOs. As such, it is responsible for monitoring volunteering for international solidarity and multi-stakeholder partnerships.
The General Directorate of Administration and Modernization carries out a general mission of administration, organization and modernization of central administration and networks abroad. It supports the overall direction of globalization, development and partnerships in the implementation of the budgetary, financial and personnel capacities of its activities.
The general management of administration and modernization ensures the collection and synthesis of all information relating to the diplomatic, consular, cultural and cooperation network, in conjunction with the other branches and services concerned. It contributes to interdepartmental work on the means of the State abroad and coordinates the preparation of its annual report. It serves as the secretariat of the interdepartmental commission to issue an opinion on the state's property transactions abroad. It coordinates contributions to international administrative cooperation.
I. ― The missions of the sub-directions and delegation of human resources management are as follows:
The sub-direction of human resources policy is responsible for the definition of human resources and statutory policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is responsible for internal communication policy and social dialogue with staff representatives. It organizes the elections and the work of the advisory bodies. It ensures predictive work on staffing, trade and skills. It is responsible for managing the departmental employment ceiling and compensation policy. It prepares the budget in conjunction with the Financial Affairs Directorate. It is responsible for the management dialogue with programme managers, branches and diplomatic or consular posts. It coordinates the master's work in human resources computing and administers the nomenclatures of the human resources information system. She develops professional directories of the department. It is responsible for the investigation of civil pension records of officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is competent in the areas of work and service accidents and occupational diseases. She attended the secretary of the medical committee of the reform committee and served as the secretariat of the pension commission.
The sub-direction of staff is responsible for relations with non-recruited officials and non-recruited staff on indefinite contracts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It deals with the recruitment, assignments, evaluation and career paths of these staff. It is responsible for the organization of the work of the Joint Administrative Committees. It conducts a advisory and support mission to departmental officials in terms of job search, opportunities and career reorientation.
The sub-direction of contract staff is responsible for the recruitment and administrative management of non-recruited personnel recruited on fixed-term contracts, with the exception of those officers whose management falls within the competence of the General Affairs Directorate in Nantes. It is responsible for overseeing the management of personnel recruited on contracts subject to local law by the foreign affairs departments located abroad. It is also responsible for the recruitment and management of international volunteers assigned abroad by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and international technical experts. It conducts the assignment of personnel made available by other departments and ensures their follow-up. She participates in the instruction of the files relating to the compensation of the unemployment of employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs deprived of employment. It accompanies agents and their spouses in their career paths and mobility.
The sub-direction of training and competitions is responsible for initial or ongoing training actions as well as professional examinations and examinations. It manages the training institutes of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and manages the internships conducted by students in the department's services. She administers the diplomatic and consular institute. The Assistant Director of Training and Competition is the Director of the Institute for Training in Administrative and Consular Affairs.
The delegation for social policy is responsible for social action, preventive medicine and the monitoring of hygiene and security issues.
II. – Financial affairs management is responsible for the preparation of the budget, its execution and its control. It manages the operations of services abroad and coordinates the deconcentration of credits. It acts as an agent of expenses and revenues. She is the correspondent of the Court of Auditors for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The budget sub-direction is responsible for relations with the department responsible for the budget. It ensures the preparation of budgets for missions and programmes under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the synthesis, monitoring and monitoring of their implementation. It conducts, in conjunction with the departmental management control mission, the forward-looking studies related to it, coordinates the preparation of annual projects and performance reports and the responses to parliamentary issues in the budgetary field. It coordinates the parliamentary reserve grant files.
It provides, on behalf of the General Directorate of Political and Security Affairs, inter alia, the management of certain budgetary allocations. It monitors applications for grants and financial interventions. It also monitors the payroll and changes in residential allowances. It is consulted on the budgetary aspects of remuneration and is responsible for texts relating to the remuneration of agents abroad.
The sub-direction of accounting is responsible for the expense and public revenue transactions that involve the donor. It ensures, through the Departmental Shared Service Centre, the financial translation of budgetary and accounting decisions into the Chorus application and ensures its follow-up. It provides accounting for career and pension records. It certifies, where appropriate, the services that can be taken into account in the constitution of the right to pension. Together with the Deputy Accountant of the Department of Foreign Affairs, she is piloting the FIR. Corresponding to the Court of Auditors, she is responsible for heritage accounting and implements internal accounting control. It proposes and implements the financial and accounting organization guidelines of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the central government and abroad. It exercises control over accounting computer systems and participates in their implementation.
The sub-direction of the deconcentration provides the financial means necessary for the operation of services abroad. In this context, it determines and implements, after consultation with geographical branches, the overall staffing of posts. It centralizes data on the means of foreign posts and leads the management dialogue, including with the administrative and financial services of diplomatic and consular posts. It determines and implements the travel and mission policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The departmental management control mission, with the support of the operational management control units of each program, develops, monitors and analyzes management indicators for the purpose of controlling and supporting performance in the positions and in the central administration. It produces performance indicators for annual performance projects and reports and contributes to the development of cross-cutting documents on the state's assets abroad. It is responsible for the cost analysis accounting of the Department of Foreign Affairs and may be requested in the analysis and monitoring of costs in central administration and in the network.
III. – Information systems management is responsible for the implementation of information systems policy. It ensures its design, particularly in connection with the department's masters of work, deployment and operation. It manages the means it has for this purpose. It provides, for the entire department and in conjunction with the sub-direction of diplomatic security and defence, the central management of controlled security items of information systems and related documents.
The mission of information systems strategy and architecture defines the architecture and coherence of information systems. It establishes management programming in conjunction with departmental masters of work. It also sets out the technical standards to be followed by the department in this regard. She assists the corresponding senior official of defence and security in the development of the department's information systems security policy. It coordinates the technological eve of information systems. It implements management communication policy.
The mission of the General Administration, which ensures the adequacy of management's means to the missions entrusted to it, maintains the competency framework and participates in the management of appropriate personnel and training. It establishes the budget in liaison with the other branches concerned and monitors its execution. It centralizes the indicators required for management control. It leads the network of correspondents and regional support centres for information and communication systems.
The mission of the information systems projects develops, according to the standards established by the mission of the strategy and architecture of the information systems, the projects of the information systems and performs the tasks of study, realization and validation in coordination with the relevant masters of work, taking into account, in conjunction with the sub-direction of diplomatic security and defence, the security needs.
The mission of infrastructure, deployments and acquisitions acquires and disseminates all the hardware, software and services required by information systems. It provides users with a full desktop and communication environment. It manages controlled information systems security items and related documents in connection with the diplomatic security and defence sub-direction.
The mission of operating systems and user satisfaction ensures the continuity of service of information systems and especially that of secure communication. It administers systems and networks. It participates in the technical qualification of applications, their integration into information systems and the administration of user accounts. It centralizes their requests for assistance and provides logistical support to users.
IV. ― The management of buildings and logistics is responsible for all operations related to real estate and furniture under the management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It can assist in the development and monitoring of real estate transactions on behalf of other government or public bodies.
The sub-direction of real estate operations is responsible for the construction, refurbishment, restructuring, major maintenance, security of immovable property in France or abroad used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It oversees and coordinates the network of regional service antennas located in some embassies. In conjunction with the sub-direction of state and administrative affairs, heritage and decoration, it prepares the programming of the real estate operations as well as the markets necessary for the execution of these transactions, in conjunction with the central procurement service, and supervises its execution. It brings its expertise in relocation, acquisition, disposal operations, or in the installation of innovative operations.
The sub-direction of state and administrative affairs of heritage and decoration coordinates the state, legal and financial expertise for the benefit of the ministry's real estate operations abroad. Instructing projects for the acquisition, lease and disposal of federal property used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it ensures, in coordination with the Directorate of Financial Affairs, the programming, the management of credits and the monitoring of rents paid and collected abroad. It establishes, with the real estate operations mission and the relevant geographic directions, the budgetary means necessary for planned real estate operations. It ensures payment of rents in France. It manages all contracts and credits of the service. It is also responsible for the conservation and restoration of heritage-based movable objects, in buildings under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in France and abroad. It has the responsibility, in these buildings, of the inventory, management, control and traceability of these objects. She brings her scientific and technical expertise in the work carried out in the historical buildings of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in France and abroad. It ensures the maintenance and periodic renewal of the decoration of these buildings.
The sub-direction of central services and logistics is responsible for general services and central administration. It administers maintenance and small maintenance. It prepares the markets necessary for the execution of its missions. It manages the garage and car park of the central administration. It ensures the administration and operation of departmental conference centres.
V. ― The sub-direction of diplomatic security and defence is responsible for the definition of standards, employment and the implementation of human, material and logistical means related to the defence and security policy of the ministry's individuals, assets and sites at the central and foreign levels.
The Deputy Director of Diplomatic Security and Defence shall serve as the corresponding senior official of defence and deputy security and shall assist the Director General of Administration and Modernization in carrying out the tasks envisaged by the Articles R. 1143-1 to R. 1143-8 of the Defence Code.
In addition to the responsibility for the application of provisions of articles R. 2311-2 et seq. of the Defence Code in relation to the protection of the secrecy of national defence, the sub-direction of diplomatic security and defence is responsible for the security of the diplomatic and consular network, the security of information systems and participation in government planning and major inter-ministerial exercises in security and defence.
The Deputy Directorate of Diplomatic Security and Defence, in conjunction with the sub-direction of training and competitions, designs and coordinates the training and awareness policy of Ministry officials on security and defence matters. It participates in the definition of the security policy of information systems and means of communication. It ensures the delivery of official correspondence within the services of the central administration and the diplomatic and consular network by ensuring compliance with security and confidentiality standards. She is the focal point of the interdepartmental commissions for all matters relating to the security of information systems.
VI. ― The sub-directory of internal legal affairs is aware of any legal, statutory or contentious matters related to the management of personnel and deals with disciplinary proceedings. It provides expertise in domestic law to the Department of Foreign Affairs. It is responsible for the development of statutory texts, those relating to the organization of services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and those bearing delegation of signature.
VII. – The procurement mission has jurisdiction over all departmental procurement. It is responsible for the organization and procurement policy. She is the interlocutor of the State Procurement Service, with which she has the prescriptor function for the needs of the ministry in line with the State procurement policy. It promotes the procurement sector by providing guidance in the field of human resources management and the development of procurement training courses. The Chief Procurement Officer is the Departmental Procurement Officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
VIII. ― The delegation of General Affairs in Nantes is competent in respect of the staff of the Department of Foreign Affairs located in Nantes and for the monitoring of the operations of the departments of the General Directorate of Administration and Modernization and other branches of the Ministry. It is responsible for the administrative management of officials and non-registrants recruited on indefinite contracts and fixed-term contracts in service in central administration pursuant to theArticle 4 of Act No. 84-16 amended with statutory provisions relating to the public service of the State. It ensures the preliquidation of pay. It represents the ministry to local governments and authorities.
To the direction of the French abroad and the consular administration:
I. ― The missions of the French service abroad are as follows:
The sub-direction of the French administration is aware of any questions relating to the activity of consular posts in the management of French outside France. It collects information on the situation of French communities abroad. It participates, in its areas of competence, in the implementation of consular protection within the meaning of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 24 April 1963 and contributes to the organization of this protection within the framework of the European Union. It is also competent to defend the heritage of French residents abroad. It negotiates and monitors the application of compensation agreements and deals with contentious issues in this area. It ensures the smooth running of French elections abroad and abroad in France.
The sub-direction of expatriation, schooling and social action defines and implements social assistance to French citizens outside France and follows the questions relating to the Caisse des Français de l' étrangers. She participates in the reception of French children in the French teaching network abroad, including the funding of the scholarships planned for this purpose. She is responsible for the home of the French from abroad, who informs them of the support that the State can bring to them through its diplomatic and consular network.
II. ― The duties of the convention, civil affairs and mutual legal assistance service are as follows:
The sub-direction of civil status and nationality deals with all matters relating to the civil status of French citizens and to French nationality abroad and has authority over the central civil registration service, a national jurisdiction service that ensures the missions provided for by the decree of 16 February 2000 concerning the central civil registration service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It participates, in conjunction with the relevant ministries, in the development of legislation or regulations and in the negotiation of international agreements on civil status and nationality. It follows the work of the Council of Europe on nationality. It monitors the application of civil status provisions by consular civil registry officers and monitors disputes related to the execution of their mission.
The mission of the conventions and mutual legal assistance is generally familiar with any negotiation of an international agreement within the areas of competence of the French leadership abroad and the consular administration. It is in charge of these negotiations, in conjunction with the relevant administrations, or provides support to the service concerned. In particular, it participates in the negotiations on social protection, residence, employment and taxation agreements and their implementation. It negotiates the consular conventions and, in liaison with the relevant ministries, ensures the conditions for the exercise of the consular protection mission of foreign diplomatic and consular posts vis-à-vis their nationals in the French territory. It negotiates, in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice, agreements on international mutual legal assistance. It ensures the transmission between France and abroad of requests for mutual legal assistance, extradition or transfer, as well as for judicial and extrajudicial acts, as long as international conventions, European provisions or French legislation do not otherwise exist or if the Ministry of Justice so requests. For the exercise of its responsibilities, it follows the work of multilateral bodies, including the Council of Europe and the Hague Conference on Private International Law, and is kept informed of European work.
The mission to protect the rights of persons is responsible for international cooperation in family law and issues relating to the implementation of consular protection of detainees. It intervenes, in liaison with the relevant administrations and diplomatic and consular posts, in order to preserve the rights of minors and families in matters such as violations of persons, unlawful displacement of children, forced marriages and food claims. It participates in the negotiation of instruments of mutual assistance in family law and follows its application. It ensures that the consular protection of French prisoners abroad is exercised and that the conditions for the consular protection mission of foreign diplomatic and consular posts vis-à-vis their nationals detained in France are guaranteed.
III. – The mission of international adoption carries out the duties of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with respect to international adoption.
IV. – The mission for visa policy is charged, together with the immigration department, with the policy of granting visas. In connection with these services, it follows, in particular, European work in this area.
V. ― The General Secretariat of the Assembly of French Foreigners attends the various groups of the assembly for the organization of the sessions, manages the credits made available to it and ensures the legislative obligations relating to the elections of senators representing the French established outside France.
VI. ― The administrative and financial management mission follows the management of the areas within the competence of the French leadership abroad and the consular administration and the program attached to it. As such, she is familiar with issues related to the establishment, organization, operation and computerization of the network and consular posts. It prepares and implements decisions on budgetary, human resources management and training, and decisions on the establishment of consular constituencies.
The missions of the sub-directions and the Office of Legal Affairs are as follows:
The sub-director of public international law is aware of any legal issues relating to public international law and international organizations.
The sub-direction of European Union law and international economic law, in conjunction with the General Secretariat of European Affairs, deals with any issue of European Union law and ensures the management of litigation before the Court of Justice of the European Union. It deals with any issue of international economic law.
The sub-direction of human rights is aware of any legal issue relating to human rights, refugees, the movement of persons and the status of foreigners in France. It manages litigation before the European Court of Human Rights.
The sub-direction of the law of the sea, river law and poles is aware of any international issue relating to the sea, fisheries, seabed and legal regimes of the international rivers. It is also competent in respect of any issue relating to poles.
The mission of agreements and treaties conducts procedures for the introduction of international treaties and agreements in the domestic legal order.
The missions of the sub-directions of the Communications and Press Directorate are as follows:
The press sub-direction is responsible for relations with the French and foreign press. She participates in the action to explain France's foreign policy. She prepares the elements for the spokesman. It ensures the coherence of the entire public expression of the services of the central administration and diplomatic and consular posts. It organizes press participation in events and events under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She is responsible for the invitation programs of journalists. She's on the eve of the media. She is responsible for the audiovisual unit of the department.
The sub-direction of communication and documentation is responsible for defining the strategy and implementing the external communication of the department, in conjunction with the branches and services of the central administration and diplomatic and consular posts. It conducts the ministry's communication on the internet and coordinates the departmental intranet. It ensures the day before, information, documentation and publications. It pilots the departmental eventual communication for the departments and services of the central administration and the positions. She is responsible for document databases and subscriptions.
The missions of the protocol sub-directions are:
The ceremonial sub-direction provides the protocol of the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the Minister for Foreign Affairs. She is responsible for matters of precedence in official ceremonies. She organizes trips abroad by the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister. It ensures the preparation of visits to France of foreign heads of State and Government. It organizes the ceremonies for the delivery of credentials for foreign ambassadors. For France, it establishes the credentials of ambassadors and consular commissions of the Consuls General and Consuls. It prepares, as the case may be, full powers or simple powers to sign international treaties and agreements as well as letters patent for ratification of treaties and letters of approval of simplified agreements.
The sub-direction of logistics, interpretation and translation deals with financial issues relating to the travel abroad of the Prime Minister and the visits to France of foreign heads of State or Government. It is responsible for the budgetary management and logistical organization of international conferences and for the management of intermediate events under programme 105. It develops the public markets necessary for its activity. It provides interpretation and translation services to the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister (Diplomatic Cell) and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, as well as the translation of any official documents transmitted by the departments of the central administration or through an international conference. It participates in the verification of the linguistic concordance of the bilateral and international agreements of France.
The sub-direction of diplomatic and consular privileges and immunities addresses any issue relating to the privileges and immunities of foreign diplomatic missions, foreign consular posts of full exercise and fees, international organizations and permanent representations to them and their personnel. She prepares the execution granted to heads of consular posts and foreign consular agents in France. It deals with the status of some foreign officials on mission in France and international officials.
The protocol introduces proposals for appointment in the French national orders and ministerial orders for French residents abroad and foreign nationals, whether they reside in France or abroad. He prepares the appointment decrees in the national order of the Legion of Honour and in the national order of the Merit. It manages the procedure for the approval of foreign distinctions, when conferred on French people.
The amended decision of 16 March 2009 on the organization of the central administration of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs is repealed.
The provisions of this Order come into force on 1 March 2013.
The present order will be issued in the Official Journal of the French Republic.
Done on 28 December 2012.
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Laurent Fabius
Minister Delegate
to the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
European Affairs Officer
Bernard Cazeneuve
Minister Delegate
to the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Development Officer
Pascal Canfin
Minister Delegate
to the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
in charge of the Francophonie,
Yamina Benguigui
Minister Delegate
to the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
in charge of the French abroad,
Hélène Conway-Mouret
