Asset Declaration Record

Partly public

Asset declarations in France: who declares and whether it is public

Laws

Who must declare

About 18,000 public officials, according to the Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique (HATVP). They include members of the government, deputies, senators, French members of the European Parliament, presidential and ministerial staff, members and senior staff of independent authorities, senior state appointees such as prefects and ambassadors, regional and departmental council presidents, mayors of communes with over 20,000 residents, heads of certain public bodies, and civil servants in senior or sensitive roles.1

What is declared

Two separate declarations. The déclaration de situation patrimoniale covers assets. The déclaration d'intérêts covers professional and consultant activities and governing body roles in the past five years, direct shareholdings, the spouse or partner's employer and functions, volunteer roles that could create a conflict of interest, and elected mandates in the past five years with annual pay.2,3

How often

On taking up a covered post, on substantial change (changes to interests within two months, or one month for government members), and at the end of the function (government members file within two months after leaving office).2,3

Public access

The HATVP publishes declarations of interests on its website for government members, deputies, senators, members of the European Parliament and local elected officials. Declarations of other filers are not published. Spouse names, personal contact details, addresses and financial account references are removed before publication. The published documents include asset declarations, interest declarations and the HATVP's assessment for the officials concerned.2,3

Where to find declarations

HATVP, Les déclarations des responsables publics (https://www.hatvp.fr/consulter-les-declarations/), searchable by name, title, region or department.3,5

Who verifies

Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique, an independent administrative authority that carries out the control of officials' assets.4

Sanctions in law

Failing to file a declaration, omitting a substantial part of one's assets or interests, or giving a false valuation of assets is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 45,000 euros under article 26 of Loi n. 2013-907, and a ban on civic rights and on holding public office may be added, according to a Ministry of Justice answer published in the Journal officiel du Sénat on 21 August 2025.6

Notable developments

  1. The HATVP published the interest and asset declarations of 30 members of the government led by Sébastien Lecornu after review.3

Checked 28 October 2026.

Sources

  1. Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique, Êtes-vous concerné ?
  2. Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique, La déclaration d'intérêts
  3. Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique, Les déclarations des responsables publics
  4. Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique, La Haute Autorité
  5. Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique, HATVP site sections and declarant services
  6. Sénat (Journal officiel du Sénat), Question écrite n. 04267 de M. Hervé Maurey et réponse du Ministère de la Justice (21 August 2025)