OECD Public Integrity IndicatorsHome

France

OECD member since 1960

This set of indicators covers regulations and practice aimed at promoting integrity in the justice system and ensuring accountability through the disciplinary system for civil servants. Data for both OECD members and non-OECD members will be released in 2025.

Regulatory framework for judicial integrity
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List of indicators for Integrity of the justice and disciplinary systems

Click on an indicator to see the criteria that are used to calculate it.

Top performing and underperforming criteria in France

This table shows the criteria within this dataset where the selected country performs the most above and below average. OECD countries are compared to the OECD average and partner countries are compared to the partner country average. Only criteria fulfilled by less than 40% of countries are shown as leading, and only criteria fulfilled by more than 40% of countries are shown as lagging.

The law establishes merit-based, objective procedures for the selection and promotion of prosecutors.

32%

of OECD countries fulfill

19%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Leading

Regulations define the circumstances where prosecutors can be recused or should recuse themselves and establish a procedure to decide whether the prosecutor should continue on the case or how the conflict of interest should be resolved.

66%

of OECD countries fulfill

44%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Lagging

The law establishes that public prosecutors offices submit reports on the performance of the office to the Parliament, the Ministry of Justice or the Supreme Court.

58%

of OECD countries fulfill

41%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Lagging

Regulations on disciplinary proceedings require that officials or units responsible of the investigation, decision, and appeal are different from each other.

39%

of OECD countries fulfill

22%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Leading

Public prosecution offices publish performance reports at least every two years.

61%

of OECD countries fulfill

44%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Lagging

The number and type of disciplinary sanctions applied against civil servants.

3%

of OECD countries fulfill

6%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Leading