Haute Autorité

What Haute Autorité does

The Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique (HATVP) is a French independent administrative authority (Autorité Administrative Indépendante) established by the laws of October 11, 2013 on transparency of public life. It is charged with promoting the probity and exemplarity of public officials, controlling the ethics of certain public servants and agents, regulating lobbying activities, and preventing conflicts of interest. The institution publishes open data on public officials' declarations and lobbying activities, provides deontological advice to public institutions, and trains public officials on ethics matters. Its primary 'users' are mandated by law: government ministers, parliamentarians, and local elected officials must submit asset and interest declarations; lobbyists and interest representatives must register their activities; and since law n° 2024-850 of July 25, 2024, foreign influence actors must declare their activities. It is headquartered in Paris, funded through the French state budget, and operates without commercial revenue.

Its core platform comprises three digital teleservices targeted at distinct regulated populations: ADEL (declarations.hatvp.fr) for public officials' asset, interest, and financial instrument declarations; AGORA (repertoire.hatvp.fr) for the register of interest representatives showing clients, activities, and government contacts; and ARGOS (teleservice.hatvp.fr) for the foreign influence register. These are complemented by public searchable databases of declarations, registers of foreign influence and lobbyists, a published deliberations and opinions repository, an open data portal publishing XML and JSON datasets under the Etalab Open License since 2017, and deontological advisory and training services delivered in partnership with institutions such as Sciences Po, ENA, ENM, and CNFPT. The technology is functional and standardized — built for compliance, public access, and interoperability rather than commercial differentiation — and the institution has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities.

The operational model is regulatory rather than commercial: declared users are legally mandated, no fees are charged, and the organization is fully funded through the French state budget. Its governance is a college structure with members appointed by the President of the Republic, the President of the Senate, and the President of the National Assembly, plus a Prime Ministerial appointment. Jean Maïa was appointed President by decree on March 13, 2026, for a six-year term, succeeding interim president Patrick Matet (September 2024 to March 2026). The institution reports directly to the President of the Republic and is independent of any government department.

Name

Haute Autorité

Legal name

Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique

Website

https://hatvp.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique (HATVP) is a French independent administrative authority that mandates and publishes public officials' asset and interest declarations, regulates lobbying through the interest representatives register, and oversees the foreign influence register in France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government transparency and public life ethics regulation

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro industry

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Consumer Rights & Public Interest Advocacy

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

SECONDARYBPAHALAF

Policy, Regulatory & Public Affairs Research

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Research, Analytics & Expert Services

SECONDARYBPAFADAB

Public Affairs, Government Relations & Lobbying

Business & Public Services/Marketing, Advertising & PR Services/Public Relations & Communications

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Government, Public Policy & Regulatory Reference (Public Administration, Regulatory Guidance)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional & Technical Reference Publishing

Keywords

• Public asset declarations
• Lobbying registry
• Conflict of interest oversight
• Foreign influence transparency
• Ethics advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique collects, controls, and publishes asset and interest declarations of French public officials through its digital teleservice ADEL. It maintains the public register of interest representatives (lobbyists) via AGORA and, under law n° 2024-850 of 25 July 2024, the register of foreign influence actors via ARGOS. It further provides deontological advice, ethics training, and published deliberations, while publishing open data (XML/JSON) for reuse by researchers, journalists, and civil society.

Product overview

Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique is a French independent administrative authority that serves as a comprehensive transparency and ethics platform for public life. The organization operates a portfolio of digital teleservices including ADEL (for public official declarations), AGORA (for the register of interest representatives/lobbyists), and ARGOS (for foreign influence actors). These are complemented by public searchable databases for declarations, lobbying registries, deliberations, and open data access in XML and JSON formats. The platform also provides deontological advice and training services for public officials. The architecture is organized around three main functions: consulting declarations and registries, managing declarations through secure teleservices, and providing training and advisory support. The open data initiative publishes machine-readable files for public reuse while maintaining strict privacy controls.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Téléservice ADEL Secure online platform where ministers, members of parliament, senior officials, and other declarants submit mandatory asset, interests, and financial instruments declarations to the Haute Autorité, accessible at declarations.hatvp.fr.
• Téléservice AGORA Online registry through which interest representatives (lobbyists) declare their activities, client portfolios, means used, and French public officials contacted, accessible at repertoire.hatvp.fr. The register's source code is published on GitLab (gitlab.com/hatvp-open/agora).
• Téléservice ARGOS Digital platform through which individuals and entities conducting influence activities in France on behalf of a foreign principal must declare their activities, accessible at teleservice.hatvp.fr. Implemented under law n° 2024-850 of 25 July 2024.
• Public Declarations Database Searchable online database of public officials' asset and interest declarations, enabling citizens, journalists, and researchers to consult the integrity disclosures of French elected and appointed officials.
• Register of Interest Representatives Public registry listing every registered interest representative in France, disclosing the clients represented, the activities undertaken, the expenditure involved, and the public officials contacted.
• Register of Foreign Influence Public register of actors conducting influence activities on behalf of a foreign principal in France, established by law n° 2024-850 of 25 July 2024 to make foreign influence transparent.
• Deliberations and Opinions Published database of decisions, opinions, and recommendations issued by the Haute Autorité's college on transparency, conflicts of interest, and ethics questions.
• Open Data Portal Bulk open data access to declarations and the register of interest representatives in .XML and .JSON formats under the Etalab Open License, allowing reuse by researchers, journalists, developers, and civil society.
• Déontological Advice Service Advisory service providing public officials and institutions with confidential guidance on ethical obligations, prevention of conflicts of interest, and deontological rules, including prior control of public-private mobility.
• Training Programs on Ethics and Deontology Educational programs and training sessions on ethics and deontology for public officials, delivered in partnership with Sciences Po, ENA, ENM, and CNFPT, and via the network of more than 200 ethics referents across the three branches of the French civil service.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Transparency International FrancecoreOthersAnti-corruption association agréée (officially approved) by the Haute Autorité. Can refer matters to HATVP regarding conflicts of interest, non-compliance with declaration obligations, or 'pantouflage' rules. Date of renewal of agréation: 30 April 2024.
• AnticorcoreOthersAnti-corruption association founded in 2002, agréée (officially approved) by the Haute Autorité. Fights against corruption and seeks to restore ethical standards in politics. Date of renewal of agréation: 4 October 2022.
• École nationale de la magistrature (ENM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership convention renewed in January 2025 between ENM and HATVP for cooperation on ethics and integrity matters in judicial training.
• European Network of Public Ethics (ENPE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork created in June 2022 at the initiative of HATVP to promote a culture of public integrity. Regular meetings held with European partners.
• Réseau des registres européens du lobbyingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network of lobbying registries. HATVP participates in annual conferences, most recently in Helsinki (June 2026) and Vilnius (April 2024).
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHATVP participated in the OECD Global Forum on Integrity and Anti-Corruption (March 2026). OECD published a report 'Renforcer la transparence et l'intégrité des activités d'influence étrangère en France' at HATVP's request (April 2024).

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Transparency International: Global civil-society coalition fighting corruption; HATVP formally agréés Transparency International France and the coalition regularly references HATVP data, making it a key ecosystem counterpart rather than a direct competitor.
• Anticor: French anti-corruption association agréée by HATVP since 2022 and able to refer matters to the authority, positioning it as a civil-society complement to HATVP's enforcement rather than a substitute.

Regional players

• Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF): French financial markets regulator with statutory independence, public-interest remit, and reporting obligations to Parliament, structurally identical to HATVP's governance model and funding source.
• Autorité de la concurrence: French competition regulator operating as an independent administrative authority with investigation and sanctioning powers, an institutional analogue to HATVP within the same AAI framework.
• ARCOM (Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique): French independent administrative authority regulating audiovisual and digital communications, structurally and institutionally comparable to HATVP as a fellow AAI funded by the French state and reporting to Parliament.

Direct peers

• Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists (Ireland): Ireland's lobbying regulator maintains a statutory register of lobbyist activity and codes of conduct, making it a near-direct functional equivalent to HATVP's lobbying oversight and a fellow participant in the European lobbying-registries network.
• Office of Congressional Ethics (US): Independent US body reviewing allegations of misconduct by House members and staff, comparable in function to HATVP's ethics control over public officials, though operating within a congressional rather than executive framework.
• Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada: Canada's federal lobbying registrar oversees a public registry of lobbyists and their communications with public office holders, directly mirroring HATVP's AGORA register and conflict-of-interest remit, albeit in a common-law jurisdiction.
• Committee on Standards in Public Life (UK): UK advisory body that sets ethical standards for holders of public office, monitors ethical practice, and recommends policy — a direct counterpart to HATVP's standards-setting and deontological-advice functions.
• Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC, Hong Kong): Statutorily independent anti-corruption authority that investigates corruption in both public and private sectors, comparable to HATVP in independence, mandate breadth, and enforcement/referral powers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HATVP
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@hatvp-transparenceviepublique
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hatvp

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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