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GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS
VERIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS
PROPOSAL OF ALLOCATION
OF THE 2023 NEGATIVE RESULT
2- APPENDICES
BALANCE SHEET
INCOME STATEMENT
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1- BALANCE SHEET and INCOME STATEMENTS
The present accounts are part of the CIGRE Association financial period 2023-2024.
To comply with French Law, yearly accounts should be approved within a 6-month period
after the closing date of accounts (30th June every year). The annual accounts as at 31st
December 2023 must be closed first by the Administrative Council. A General Assembly will
be called by correspondence on 27th May 2024 to approve the 2023 accounts. The period
for sending/receiving votes will be closed on 28th June 2024.
VERIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS
CIGRE Statutory Auditor, Jean-Jacques Julian, was appointed by the 2008 General
Assembly for a period of 6 years.
He was re-appointed by the 2014 General Assembly on 25th August for new period of 6 years
(on the basis of a call for tenders).
He was again re-appointed by the 2020 General Assembly on 30th June for a new period of 6
years (on the basis of a call for tenders).
He was required to verify accounts for the year 2023, first year of CIGRE Financial Period
2023-2024. He started his Auditing mission on 2nd November 2023, and the verification of
CIGRE accounts was completed over January, February, March, April and May 2024.
He personally ensured that all accounts are accurate and sincere and give a true and fair
view of the possessions and financial situation of the Association.
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2023 BALANCE SHEET
ASSETS
Intangible assets – Immobilisations incorporelles 1 009 399.72 597 190.44 412 209.28 269 485.68
Software – Logiciels, charte graphique et sites Internet 1 009 399.72 597 190.44 412 209.28 269 485.68
Tangible assets – Immobilisations corporelles 1 747 523.07 1 297 162.45 450 360.62 463 129.52
Building/premises – Constructions/bureaux 1 151 812.88 873 650.42 278 162.46 299 018.05
Other tangible assets - Autres immobilisations corporelles 476 799.96 423 512.03 53 287.93 45 201.24
Advanced payments – Acomptes versés sur commandes 79 212.00 0.00 79 212.00 0.00
Securities – Valeurs mobilières de placement 2 491 925.29 42 002.52 2 449 922.77 2 754 514.47
Liquid assets – Disponibilités 373 869.36 0.00 373 869.36 924 411.29
TOTAL GENERAL 5 877 723.27 1 936 355.41 3 941 367.86 4 744 021.21
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2023 BALANCE SHEET
LIABILITIES
Residual Reserve Fund – Fonds de Réserve Résiduel 654 555.71 -396 731.26
Social debts and taxes – Dettes fiscales et sociales 537 752.84 489 084.75
Other debts (NCs various credits) – Autres dettes 236 413.49 52 961.40
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2023 INCOME STATEMENT
EXPENSES
Supplies and external charges – Achats et charges externes 1 239 839.56 4 112 556.90 2 047 345.69
Rates and Taxes on salaries – Impôts, taxes sur salaires 151 609.56 106 337.85 137 423.68
Staff costs – Salaires et traitements 938 257.14 915 730.20 888 129.62
Payroll taxes – Charges sociales 447 704.05 454 859.19 478 711.84
Depreciation on assets – Amortissements des immobilisations 163 512.01 154 916.94 161 801.32
TOTAL EXPENSES – TOTAL CHARGES 3 007 022.01 8 374 348.25 3 762 213.57
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2023 INCOME STATEMENT
RECEIPTS
Sale of services – Prestations de services 2 076 028.50 6 062 569.99 2 235 427.93
TOTAL RECEIPTS – TOTAL PRODUITS 3 007 022.01 8 374 348.25 3 762 213.57
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RECOMMENDATION ON THE 2023 RESULT
Administrative Council Members recommend to the General Assembly Members to add the
2023 negative result of the Association, amounting to € -730 366.81 in the accounting line
“balance carried forward”.
This negative result will be added to the 2024 result, which should be positive. The 2023-
2024 biennial result should be a positive result.
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2- APPENDICES
The preceding tables of this document are due parts of the 2023 accounts:
Balance Sheet Accounts for the fiscal period 2023 were closed on 31-12-2023:
- Total: € 3 941 367.86
CIGRE fiscal period covers 12 months and runs from 01-01-2023 up to 31-12-2023.
CIGRE financial period covers 24 months and runs from 01-01-2023 up to 31-12-2024.
The General Assembly will be asked to approve the 2023 CIGRE accounts before 28th June
2024.
In accordance with the Articles 12 and 13 of the Statutes, the ANNUAL ACCOUNTS will be
presented jointly by the Treasurer and the Secretary General to:
- The Steering Committee meeting from 27th to 29th May 2024: Consultation carried out by
email on 08th April 2024, closing date for consultation: 19th April 2024;
- The Administrative Council: Consultation carried out by email on 22nd April 2024, closing
date for consultation and vote: 22nd May 2024;
- The General Assembly, consultation and vote carried out by email on 27th May 2024,
closing date for consultation and vote: 28th June 2024.
The accounts being cut off at end of May 2024, Members of the Administrative Council,
during its meeting held on 24th August 2024, will only be entitled to information and questions
on the 2023 financial situation.
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B- REPORT OF THE STATUTORY AUDITOR
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C- NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2023 was a non-Session year for CIGRE and most of the expenses and receipts are specific
to that period and should not be systematically compared with those for 2021 (virtual event)
or 2022 (in-person Session).
CIGRE Central Office developed in 2023 various projects concerning IT platforms for
members and delegates:
- New developments on eCIGRE website to update the Front Office, the User Experience
and the Search Engine;
- A new Session website was also implemented to meet the requirements for the 2024
Session and beyond;
The CIGRE Symposium organised in Cairns (AUS) in September 2023 was a remarkable
success, which broke all records in terms of delegates’/exhibitors’ participation and financial
results for this type of event.
2023 constitutes the finalisation and approval by the Administrative Council of the new
version of the Association's strategic plan covering the period 2023-2030.
2023 was also a time of preparation for the 2024 Session, which saw the abolition of quotas
on the number of reports per National Committee and the introduction of a particularly strict
examination process aimed at improving the quality of the papers selected.
Although negative, as in odd-numbered years without a Session, the financial results are the
best of the last ten years, thanks in particular to the increase in the number of members.
Projects and costs were reviewed to assure proper services to CIGRE members and to
assure that projects offer revenue growth to offset costs.
The Association annual accounts are presented in Euros. They are in accordance with the
accounting principles generally accepted in France (PCG – General Accounting Plan / ANC –
Accounting Regulations Committee No. 2014-03) and for Associations, supplemented as
from 1st January 2020 by PCG – General Accounting Plan / ANC – Accounting Regulatory
Committee No. 2018-06 dated 05/12/2018 – Regulation related to the annual accounts of
non-profit-making legal persons governed by private law – Regulation approved by order of
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26/12/2018 published in the Official Journal of 30/12/2018).
Valuation methods and rules are mainly identical to those for all previous financial periods,
according to the accounting principle of permanence of methods.
The main accounting methods used by our Association are recalled under each heading.
In 2023, a pension reform was voted and the relevant measures were enforced on 1st
September 2023.
The changes resulting from the pension reform correspond to a change of regime and not a
change of method. The accounting impacts are mentioned in section 19 of this appendix.
4. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Software programs used to be accounted for at purchase price and depreciation was
calculated using the linear method over a 12-month period.
Since January 2017, following the French new accounting rules, the depreciation must be
done compulsorily over more than 2 years.
Hence, it was decided that software programs developed as from 2017 for CIGRE by
computer engineers would be depreciated over 2–5 years.
Before 2017, website programming costs were not accounted for in the assets; They were
recorded in the expenses.
As from January 2018, expenses related to the new CIGRE websites; such as new Session
website, Digital Electra and CSE websites, Membership Gateway platform, Video library, are
depreciated. The new accounting rules allow depreciation of websites when these are used
to generate income. Those websites are depreciated over 5 years.
The Graphic Chart and Logo type were previously depreciated in the same manner as
software.
The CIGRE Graphic Chart from 2018 is depreciated over longer periods, following the same
new rules as for software programs.
We believe the CIGRE 2024 Session Graphic Chart will generate future economic benefits;
hence it is recorded in the assets.
Following French rules, the new CIGRE Logo is not accounted for in the assets; It is
recorded in the expenses.
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5. FIXED ASSETS
Premises
Depreciation of Premises is calculated using the linear method, but the periods of useful life
changed in 2005:
- The former Premises Assets were depreciated over a 40-year period of useful life in
their totality;
- Since January 2005, depreciation is calculated taking into account the depreciated
cost on a number of items at end of 2004, and depreciating it on the remaining
period, except for the land asset which is no longer depreciated (cost price and not
fair value).
Other fixed assets are given at cost price. Depreciation is still calculated using the linear
method and takes into account the previous periods of useful life as follows:
- FIXTURES 5 to 10 years
- OFFICE EQUIPMENT 3 to 5 years
- FURNITURE 5 to 10 years
- HARDWARE 3 to 5 years
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Advanced payment on Assets
6. FINANCIAL ASSETS
The deposit for ownership charges is a provision to cater for current expenses common to all
the owners in the same building (condominium) – rue d’Artois – in case of exceptional
expenses between two (2) cost periods.
There is a decrease in the office charges deposit following the waterproofing work carried
out.
7. STOCKS
Stocks are evaluated using the First In First Out cost method (FIFO).
Are valued:
- Handbook: CIGRE Central Office has no printed copies of the Handbook, hence no stock
to be valued. Indeed, CIGRE Central Office does not sell any Handbook. SPRINGER only
sells Handbooks (Amendment Agreement signed on 16/04/2021 – CIGRE receives royalties
on Handbooks sold by SPRINGER). As such, € 500 are expected for the year 2023.
- 2023 Symposium Papers: There was no edition of the Symposium papers; hence no stock
to be valued.
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The variations in stocks can be analysed as follows:
Stock evolution
CIGRE Central Office no longer prints Brochures since 2020, as it is now possible for
Members to download CIGRE technical documents free of charge.
Non-Members can purchase Technical Brochures in electronic format (Previous tariff
structure reactivated since 2021).
A small increase in stocks for Green Books: One (1) new Green Book has been printed in
2023. Free copies received from Springer are for CIGRE archives.
8. ADVANCED PAYMENTS
Due to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will be held in July and August 2024,
CIGRE Central Office made some early reservations in 2023, in order to secure the venue of
the Soirée and for the Administrative Council dinner during the 2024 Session.
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9. SECURITIES AND LIQUID ASSETS
Until May 2023, the CIGRE portfolio was split between 3 different banks: HSBC, Société
Générale (SG) and Crédit du Nord (CDN), with 3 different investment policies, but also with
the aim of dividing the banking risk.
In June 2023, Crédit du Nord was absorbed by Société Générale, creating a new identity,
named SG.
This merger of the Crédit du Nord Group and Société Générale networks led to a
consolidation of accounts and services at SG, a single business centre.
These balance transfers have had no impact on the continuity of our operations.
However, we are looking for a new bank to maintain the distribution and diversity of CIGRE's
assets across 3 banking organisations.
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The level of risk allowed by the Administrative Council on investments is 10% maximum of
the total securities held by CIGRE. The table hereunder shows that the risk level taken over
in 2023 is 6.83% of the total securities (see table hereafter “CIGRE Portfolios as at 31st
December 2023).
The Central Office sub-contracted the management of part of these portfolios to:
Portfolio invested in trust units, bonds, blue-chip shares, and treasury bonds: all of them
were noted AA or AAA according to Standard & Poor’s Agency when purchased.
-HSBC Bank:
Considering the poor performances resulting from investments deemed at no risk, managed
directly by CIGRE, it was decided to subcontract the management of a portfolio of 300 000 €
to HSBC, at end July 2015, in order for their specialists to have a more dynamic and more
profitable management. Hence 2 portfolios have been open:
- The first portfolio, HSBC Mandat Taux, is mainly invested in bonds and trust units,
deemed at nearly no risk;
- The second portfolio, HSBC Mandat Tempéré, is at higher risk (0.73%- see table
hereafter (2)), supposedly more profitable when the stock market increases.
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Other investments managed directly by the Central Office are 3 saving accounts
intended for Associations.
Those opened at Crédit du Nord were transferred to SG-Société Générale, following the
merger between these 2 banks. These investments are deemed at no risk.
SG bank - SOCIETE
GENERALE
Saving accounts +
273 275,33 0,00 0,00 12 031,20
short term investments
Portfolio subcontracted 760 160,12 5 952,02 -21 396,29 3 632,41 (1) 6,10%
SG – ex CREDIT DU NORD
869 097,98 0,00 0,00 27 017,51
bank
In 2023, the saving accounts provided cash for current accounts. Some investments were
sold or reduced at a loss to increase the mandate's exposure to more sustainable
investments. Income from saving accounts helped to achieve a healthy balance.
A provision for potential losses on non-sold securities was made for - 42 002,52 € among
other titles reputed secure.
Non realised financial revenues on the portfolio are not accounted for (+ 70 605,26 €) as it is
not permitted under French Law to enter in the accounts any gain which is not realised
through a bank transaction.
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CIGRE ensures that all securities purchased are at no risk except for 6.83% of the total
portfolio. These risky securities are good quality shares.
Liquid assets
The amount of €202,202.45 remaining on the HSBC current account as well as the amount
of €155,360.81 on the SG current account are intended to cover invoices received at the end
of December 2023, to be paid at the beginning of January 2024.
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11. CIGRE FUNDS
The General Assembly only is entitled to approve the creation, dissolution, increase or
decrease of the Association Funds, and to decide on the allocation of the Association results,
benefits or deficits.
The biennial result being a positive one, the decision of the 2023 General Assembly upon
recommendation of the Administrative Council, was to increase the CIGRE Residual Reserve
Fund (see table hereafter).
The Reserve Fund is composed of the cumulative profits and losses realised by CIGRE over
the past biennial periods.
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CIGRE Funds consists of:
€ 1 173 303.15 invested since the creation of the fund in 1994 up to 2016
€ 394 889.25 invested in 2017 and 2018 projects
€ 220 207.35 invested in 2019 and 2020 projects
The Association Realised Project Fund represents the cumulative amounts allocated by the
General Assembly to the Association Project Fund, from the preceding biennial positive
results, in order to develop services to CIGRE members.
In 2012, the 2009-2010 biennial result was negative (€ -228 451), and deduced from the
Residual Reserve Fund upon decision of the General Assembly; hence no amount was
allocated to the Association Project Fund.
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In 2014, the 2011-2012 biennial result was negative again (€ -549 142), and deduced
from the Residual Reserve Fund upon decision of the General Assembly. Once more, there
was no amount allocated to the Association Project Fund.
In 2021, the 2019-2020 biennial result was negative again (€ -2 085 204), and deduced
from the Residual Reserve Fund upon decision of the General Assembly. Once more, there
was no amount allocated to the Association Project Fund.
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Allocation by the 2019 General Assembly 2019 2020 2020
10 000.00 ALLOCATIONS ITEMS
to the new Association Project Fund REALISATION REALISATION BALANCE
Sander van Sluis expenses – AFUR Conference in
1 215.57
Develop and facilitate the exchange of engineering expertise Cairo, Egypt – November 2019
10 000.00
and information on African Power Grids Free registrations for the 2020 e-session at member
2 800.00 5 984.43
rate offered to WAPP/EAPP/CAPP/SAPP
No allocations or expense made for the Association Projects Fund in 2021 and 2022.
Figures in this table are in Euros €
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- A Residual Reserve Fund: € 654 555.71
This Fund has decreased in the past years because of two (2) successive negative results
for the biennial periods 2009-2010 and 2011-2012.
In 2016, the biennial result for 2013-2014 being positive, the General Assembly held on 22nd
August 2016 approved an increase of the Residual Reserve Fund of € 464 656.25
In 2017, the biennial result for 2015-2016 being positive again, the General Assembly held
on 30th May 2017 approved an increase of the Residual Reserve Fund of € 381 427.11
In 2019, the biennial result for 2017-2018 being positive once again, the General Assembly
held on 28th May 2019 approved an increase of the Residual Reserve Fund of € 106 103.98
The same General Assembly also approved to reverse the amount of 190 000.00 € from the
CIGRE African Project to re-allocate it to the Reserve Residual Fund (Agreement signed
between CIGRE and the World Bank, in order for the World Bank to support financially this
Project for Africa).
In 2020, due to the reorganisation of the Paris Session related to the Centennial Celebration,
the General Assembly held on 29th May 2020 approved the re-allocation of the un-needed
€ 100 000 from the first Centenary Projects to the Residual Reserve Fund (Consultation of
the Administrative Council held by correspondence in April 2019).
In 2021, the biennial result for 2019-2020 was negative due to the Covid-19 pandemic
situation and the postponement of both 2020 and 2021 Sessions in 2022.
The General Assembly held on 30th June 2021 approved a decrease of the Residual Reserve
Fund of € -2 085 204.34
In 2023, the biennial result for 2021-2022 being positive following the good results of the
2022 Session (first in-person Session since Covid), the General Assembly held on 30th June
2023 approved an increase of the Residual Reserve Fund of € 1 051 286.97
This Residual Reserve Fund was constituted to justify CIGRE reserves, which were kept in
order to maintain CIGRE activities in case we had to postpone or cancel a Session.
CIGRE is its own insurer and preserves a capital dedicated to its self-insurance in case of
cancellation of a CIGRE Session or Symposium. Up to now, insurance companies offer very
expensive cancellation insurances that do not cover cancellations in case of epidemics,
natural disasters, rebellions, and war… These insurances are even more expensive when
they insure acts of terrorism.
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- A Premises Fund, equivalent to CIGRE Central Office premises located rue d’Artois in
Paris, at its purchase price, i.e., € 1 189 102.33
In CIGRE assets, the net book value of the premises amounts to € 397 072.69 at end 2023,
i.e., the net cost of the building structure plus the refurbishing work net costs since 2008,
minus the yearly depreciations since purchase of the premises.
Thus, the difference between the purchase price for the premises € 1 189 102.33 and the
total gross amount € 1 270 723.11 is due to renovations since 2008.
The value of CIGRE premises is significantly higher than the net book value, still higher than
the purchase price (gross value) shown in the assets.
2023 RESULTS
The 2023 negative result should be allocated by the General Assembly held by
correspondence, closing date for consultation and vote: 28th June 2024.
After consultation of the Steering Committee Members, the Administrative Council Members
recommend to the General Assembly Members to add the 2023 negative result of the
Association in the accounting line “balance carried forward”.
It was not necessary to make provisions for risks and expenses in 2023.
Every year, at end December, a number of invoices are received but cannot be paid before
beginning of January of the following year.
Amounts owing to suppliers do not cover periods of more than one year.
Thus, all invoices were paid over January and February 2024.
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The increase in owing to suppliers is mainly due to the receipt at end December 2023 of a
higher number of invoices from various suppliers.
Analysis:
The amount of €220 839,76 in 2023 is due to the cumulated holidays owing to the Central
Office Personnel at the end of the year. This amount is due to the impossibility for the CIGRE
Staff Members to take all of the yearly holidays during Session years.
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Under article L. 3141-5 of the Labour Code, periods during which performance of the
employment contract is suspended due to an accident at work or occupational illness, up
to a maximum uninterrupted period of one year, are taken into account for the acquisition of
paid holiday entitlement.
These disposals do not comply with European Union law, as interpreted by the case law of
the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which requires employees to be entitled
to four weeks' paid holiday in respect of a year's work, even if during that year they have had
periods of sick leave not attributable to their professional activity.
Several recent Court of Cassation rulings have highlighted the fact that French law does not
comply with European law.
To bring labour law into line with European Union law, the government has asked the Conseil
d'Etat to give its opinion on the bill containing various provisions for adapting to European
Union law (DDADUE) in the fields of economics, finance, ecological transition, criminal law,
social law and agriculture, which will be examined at first reading by the National Assembly
in March 2024 after being adopted by the Senate in December 2023.
In its opinion of 13 March 2024, the Conseil d'Etat pointed out that European and
international standards guarantee a right to four weeks' paid annual leave and that,
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according to the Court of Justice of the European Union, Article 7 of Directive 2003/88/EC
concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time does not preclude "a national
provision which, depending on the origin of the absence of the worker on sick leave, provides
for a period of paid annual leave greater than or equal to the minimum period of four weeks
guaranteed by that Directive".
The Conseil d'Etat considers that the legislator is not obliged, in order to ensure that French
law complies with the Constitution and European Union law, to give periods of absence due
to illness not attributable to professional activity the same effect in terms of acquiring holiday
entitlements as periods of actual work or periods of suspension of the employment contract
due to an accident at work or an occupational disease. The only obligation imposed on it is to
guarantee that the provisions relating to absences due to non-occupational illness do not,
because they do not allow leave entitlements to be acquired, result in an employee being
deprived of at least four weeks' annual leave.
The Conseil d'Etat reiterated that actions for payment of compensation for paid leave are
time-barred after three years, and noted that the Court of Justice of the European Union, as
part of transitional provisions for adaptation to EU law, allows time-barring or limitation
periods to run from the entry into force of new legislative provisions.
The government has tabled an amendment to bring French labour law into line with
European Union law, stipulating that employees whose contracts are suspended due to sick
leave will continue to acquire holiday entitlements regardless of the cause of the sick leave
(whether work-related or non-work-related). Employees off work due to a non-occupational
accident or illness will thus be able to acquire paid leave at the rate of two working days per
month, i.e., four weeks per year.
Although the results of the amendment are not known at the date of preparation of CIGRE's
financial statements end of March 2024, a study has been carried out by the Central Office
which shows that whatever the conclusions of the amendment, it is reasonable to assume
that they will have no impact on the presentation of the financial statements for the year
ended 31 December 2023.
- Global sums sent by National Committees, once or twice a year, and kept in CIGRE books
in National Committees Credit Accounts for future payments;
- National Committee funding: Some National Committees who received a funding prefer that
Central Office keep their funding allowance in a credit account in order to pay for future fees.
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National Committees then debit these credits periodically in order to settle their list of fees for
membership or registrations.
Accounts payable are “not yet identified fees” transferred for payment of registrations or
membership fees.
Accrued expenses are mainly double payments to be refunded to the National Committees
and/or suppliers (Springer). Besides, in 2023, CIGRE Central Office must also pay for half of
the deficit concerning the Muscat Symposium (Oman).
Analysis:
Deferred revenues are payments of membership fees received in advance, i.e., in 2023 for
2024.
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18. COMMITMENTS AND LIABILITIES
2024 SESSION
2026 SESSION
2028 SESSION
2030 SESSION
ASSOCIATION
CCLS/CM-CIC – Stamp machine Renting: New contract up to 2026 Per year: € 1 071.00
* Tripartite Agreements signed between CIGRE, VIPARIS-Le Palais des Congrès de Paris and Pro4events
for the 2024, 2026, 2028 and 2030 Sessions.
STAFF
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Upon request of the Statutory Auditor, a study on the fiscal impacts of this tripartite contract
has been done by CIGRE lawyer in 2017.
In his Conclusions, dated 6th December 2017, the Lawyer refers to the decision of the Fiscal
Authorities which granted anew the non-profit-making status to CIGRE in 2009.
As a consequence of this decision the Lawyer explains:
“As long as you do not modify the facts (Session essentially for the members of the
association, exhibiting companies illustrating the work of the congress), there is no need to
change the reasoning developed, and therefore there is no need to reinterpret the conclusion
of the Fiscal Authorities. The fiscal rescript is valid as long as the tax authorities have not
denounced it, and as long as CIGRE does not change the orientation of the congress. As a
result, CIGRE remains not subject to commercial taxes.”
EXECUTIVES
EMPLOYEES
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Fund for retirement legal bonuses:
In accounting terms, CIGRE decided not to retain the option to record the provision in
liabilities.
The first instalment made for payment of bonuses for Staff retiring was constituted in year
2000 through an insurance company, CNP Insurance-AG2R LA MONDIALE, amount
recorded as an expense.
A further remittance was made in 2010 to take into account the changes in Staff.
After 2 departures in 2011 and 2013, an additional remittance was necessary again to
replenish the fund, for 52 000 € according to the Insurance Company requirements. This
additional provision was paid in 2016, and was recorded as Staff expenses.
From this fund, legal bonuses were already paid to 6 staff members who retired. These
payments were refunded to CIGRE by the Insurance Company for a total amount of
149 060,73 €.
In December 2022, the last retirement has not been taken into account.
A new study was carried out in December 2023 to determine the amount of the allocations to
be paid in anticipation of future retirements. A new payment will be made in 2024.
This new study was requested in view of the fact that a Supplementary Social Security
Financing Act for 2023, which includes the pension reform coming into force on 1 September
2023, was published in the Journal Officiel on 15 April 2023.
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This law provides for the following main measures with regard to the retirement age:
- from 1 September 2023, the legal retirement age will be gradually raised from 62 to
64, at a rate of 3 months per generation starting with those born on 1 September
1961. Thus, in 2030, the legal retirement age will be 64 for the generations born in
1968 and after;
- the length of contributions required to qualify for a full-rate pension will be increased
to 43 years in 2027;
- the conditions for retirement under the long-career scheme have been adjusted.
The law has been supplemented by implementing decrees specifying its terms and
conditions.
All employees have a CPF account, which can be used from the moment they enter the
labour market until they retire, for training leading to qualifications or certification.
For full-time or part-time work, the account is topped up by €500 per year worked, up to a
maximum of €5,000. Entitlements are calculated in proportion to the time worked and are
credited within 6 months of the following year.
The account is personal and individual. It is up to the employee to manage their training
rights in their CPF account.
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Since Act no. 2014-288 of 5 March 2014 on vocational training (amended by the Act of 5
September 2018, as amended by Order no. 2019-861 of 21 August 2019 and by Act no.
2021-689 of 31 May 2021), the employer must give each employee the benefit of a
vocational interview (separate from the assessment interview) every 2 years, devoted in
particular to examining the employee's career development prospects. Employees are
informed of their right to attend these professional interviews when they are recruited.
Every 6 years that an employee has been with the company, the employer must give him or
her the benefit of a "stocktaking" interview, which summarizes the employee's career path
(C. trav. art. L6315-1 II). This interview is used to check that the employee has cumulatively:
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- attended at least one training course other than "compulsory" training (within the meaning
of article 6321-2 of the Labour Code).
The employer has no obligation towards an employee who leaves the company before the
end of the 6-year period.
As the law introduced this system in 2014, the first "stocktaking" interviews were due to be
held in 2020.
However, in the context of Covid-19 pandemic, transitional rules were provided for by law. As
a result, the companies concerned were able to benefit from several postponements of the
deadlines for professional interviews. Lastly, the "stocktaking" interviews that should have
been held between 1 January 2020 and 30 June 2021 have been postponed until 30
September 2021.
The biennial interviews, on the other hand, have not been postponed.
The Central Office has fulfilled all its obligations.
A Company savings plan was created for the Central Office Staff at the very end of 2016.
The financing of this plan is linked to a current year result better than expected, excluding
exceptional expenditure not foreseen in the budget. It is subject to an obligation to complete
predefined objectives and it is limited to 20 000 € per year.
An agreement was concluded for 3 years and ended in 2019. The last payment was made in
2020. But the agreement was not renewed in 2020 because of the pandemic.
So, in 2021 a new agreement was signed with all the staff, with new objectives, for 3 years
(2021 to 2023), and will be renewable for 3 years.
The exceptional receipts in 2023 are linked with adjustment in 2022 NC Funding.
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21. RELATED PARTIES and SUBSIDIES
At 31st December 2023, CIGRE has a Related Party with JICABLE: Philippe Adam, Secretary
General of CIGRE is co-signer of the JICABLE Statutes, as CIGRE representative.
There is a partnership exchange of services between CIGRE and the following Entities:
CIRED, IEEE-PES, APUA, T&D World Magazine, Electric Energy, ETIP-SNET, INMR,
JICABLE, SEE, Think Smartgrids, Transformer Magazine.
Despite the war in Ukraine, the CIGRE Symposium organised in Cairns (AUS) in September
2023 was a remarkable success, which broke all records in terms of delegates’/exhibitors’
participation and financial results for this type of event.
Besides, the stock market has started to rise again. Indeed, there has been an increase in
the overall performance of the CIGRE portfolio in 2023.
Due to the previous pandemic situation, cash reserves have remained low for several years.
Therefore, CIGRE has contacted different banks at end of 2020 to discuss a potential loan to
cover our cash flow decrease. Indeed, and according to the banks, CIGRE could benefit
from a state-guaranteed loan (PGE – Prêt Garanti par l’Etat).
At the beginning of 2022, our cash reserves were not sufficient anymore to cover our
expenses. We therefore contracted a loan in 2022 from three (3) banks of CIGRE.
Total amount of the loan: 364k€ at 0.25% per year + insurance (1500 Euros total).
Following the Leadership Team Meeting in November 2022, decision was made to refund the
loan in full.
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At the time of writing this document, CIGRE has fully reimbursed the loan and the related
insurance.
Nevertheless, the current financial situation does not affect the going concern basis of
CIGRE activities.
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D- DETAILED ACCOUNTS TABLE
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2023 2023 2023 2022
BALANCE SHEET – ASSETS
GROSS DEPRECIATION NET NET
RECEIVABLES 48 588.04 48 588.04 230 712.30
USERS/PUBLICATIONS 0.00 0.00 2 331.67
P4E-EXPENSES/RECEIPTS 0.00 0.00 203 288.11
ADVERTISEMENTS ON eCIGRE WEBSITE 2 000.00 2 000.00 0.00
OTHER RECEIVABLES 46 588.04 46 588.04 25 092.52
SALARIES IN ADVANCE 0.00 0.00 0.00
SOCIAL ENTITIES RECEIVABLES 1 046.08 1 046.08 1 624.84
ACCRUED ASSETS 45 541.96 45 541.96 23 467.68
SYSTEM SUSPENSE ACCOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
SECURITIES 2 491 925.29 42 002.52 2 449 922.77 2 754 514.47
SG SHARES (Formerly SOCIETE GENERALE) 83 683.27 83 683.27 84 321.04
HSBC SHARES-BONDS 18 279.31 18 279.31 20 082.69
SG PORTFOLIO BONDS
15 618.02 15 618.02 15 618.02
(Formerly SOCIETE GENERALE)
SG BMTN/BOND CERTIFICATE
150 000.00 150 000.00 150 000.00
(Formerly CREDIT DU NORD)
SG SAVINGS ACCOUNT (Formerly CREDIT DU NORD) 719 097.19 719 097.19 793 220.30
SG FREE OF TAX SAVINGS ACCOUNT – LIVRET A
77 670.87 77 670.87 75 470.78
(Formerly SOCIETE GENERALE)
TAXABLE SAVINGS ACCOUNT – SG CPT S/LIVRET
195 604.46 195 604.46 485 773.35
(Formerly SOCIETE GENERALE)
HSBC TRUST UNIT – HSBC SICAV 90 263.71 90 263.71 84 341.37
SG PORTFOLIO TRUST UNIT – SG PTF SICAV
3 019.98 3 019.98 11 446.54
(Formerly SOCIETE GENERALE)
HSBC MUTUAL FUNDS – HSBC FCP 480 848.78 480 848.78 485 792.57
SG MUTUAL FUNDS
657 839.70 657 839.70 650 864.72
(Formerly SOCIETE GENERALE)
PROVISION / SHARES DEPRECIATION 0.00 15 802.24 -15 802.24 -23 032.07
PROVISION / BONDS DEPRECIATION 0.00 4 218.02 -4 218.02 -3 418.02
PROVISION / TRUST UNITS DEPRECIATION 0.00 21 982.26 -21 982.26 -75 966.82
LIQUID ASSETS 373 869.36 0.00 373 869.36 924 411.29
HSBC 2020 CURRENT ACCOUNT 202 202.45 202 202.45 175 477.07
HSBC PORTFOLIO MANDAT TAUX 399.06 399.06 783.71
HSBC PORTFOLIO MANDAT TEMPERE 1 355.19 1 355.19 1 800.56
SG CURRENT ACCOUNT
155 360.81 155 360.81 255 469.48
(Formerly SOCIETE GENERALE)
SG PORTFOLIO (Formerly SOCIETE GENERALE) 90.59 90.59 14 890.99
SG CURRENT ACCOUNT
14 054.80 14 054.80 475 607.82
(Formerly CREDIT DU NORD)
PETTY CASH IN EUROS 351.52 351.52 335.46
PETTY CASH IN FOREIGN CURRENCY 54.94 54.94 46.20
DEFFERED CHARGES 68 299.27 68 299.27 42 975.03
DEFERRED CHARGES 68 299.27 68 299.27 42 975.03
TOTAL 5 877 723.27 1 936 355.41 3 941 367.86 4 744 021.21
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BALANCE SHEET – LIABILITIES
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INCOME STATEMENT – EXPENSES
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2023 2022 2021
INCOME STATEMENT – EXPENSES
RESULTS RESULTS RESULTS
ASSOCIATION TRAVEL EXPENSES 12 358.31 1 303.29 168.94
SECRETARY GENERAL TRAVEL EXPENSES 36 375.38 18 890.41 2 070.29
PRESIDENT AND CEO TRAVEL EXPENSES 57 458.45 24 456.26 11 725.96
SESSION CENTRAL OFFICE ACCOMMODATION 0.00 0.00 1 148.80
SESSION COMPANIONS PROGRAMME 0.00 13 466.25 0.00
RECEPTIONS/SECRETARY GENERAL EXPENSES 856.90 433.50 0.00
RECEPTIONS/SESSION EXPENSES 0.00 69 652.70 40 836.50
RECEPTIONS/ASSOCIATION EXPENSES 2 794.81 91 299.40 1 746.83
OPENING CEREMONY 0.00 108 101.43 0.00
SOIREE SESSION 0.00 425 749.74 0.00
FORWARDING EXPENSES 2 262.76 6 084.14 15 876.13
INTERNET/PHONE EXPENSES 13 341.47 12 596.79 13 965.23
STRIPE CHARGES 913.19 794.34 88.30
SOCIETE GENERALE BANK CHARGES 6 405.43 7 570.14 6 561.06
HSBC BANK CHARGES 6 058.98 5 830.24 4 650.36
CREDIT NORD BANK CHARGES 1 748.57 21 462.80 5 355.85
CDN BANK CHARGES ON EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN 0.00 320.95 327.01
GENERAL ASSEMBLY COST 8 826.00 8 023.20 16 046.40
SUBSCRIPTIONS 6 406.95 5 823.21 5 838.97
NATIONAL COMMITTEES FUNDING 45 559.25 5 983.55 14 292.75
CIGRE AFRICAN PROJECT 2 410.62 15 779.47 0.00
RATES AND TAXES ON SALARIES 151 609.56 106 337.85 137 423.68
TAX ON SALARIES 88 988.00 52 179.46 109 579.92
TAX ON/FOR TRAINING COURSES 4 717.80 4 828.30 5 774.76
TAX ON TRANSPORT 25 304.76 25 897.09 0.00
MUNICIPAL RATES 25 833.00 16 947.00 15 679.00
TAX ON OFFICES IN PARIS REGION 6 766.00 6 486.00 6 390.00
SALARIES AND STAFF COSTS 938 257.14 915 730.20 888 129.62
ASSOCIATION SALARIES 853 514.40 820 777.44 857 619.51
PREVIOUS YEAR ASSOCIATION SALARIES 0.00 -1 695.04 0.00
HOLIDAY PAY 40 542.39 23 036.64 20 701.11
PURCHASING POWER BONUS 17 370.31 17 370.31 0.00
TRANSPORT PART PAYMENT 6 370.80 5 504.40 3 139.50
OTHER INDEMNITIES/PART-TIME WORK
0.00 0.00 20.00
ALLOWANCE
RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE 0.00 47 796.45 0.00
TELEWORKING COMPENSATION 3 760.00 3 120.00 4 332.50
EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN 16 879.24 0.00 2 317.00
BENEFITS IN KIND -180.00 -180.00 0.00
PAYROLL TAXES and OTHER SOCIAL CHARGES 447 704.05 454 859.19 478 711.84
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2023 2022 2021
INCOME STATEMENT – EXPENSES
RESULTS RESULTS RESULTS
DEPRECIATION ON ASSETS 163 512.01 154 916.94 161 801.32
INTANGIBLE ASSETS DEPRECIATION 122 925.88 111 685.81 102 728.49
TANGIBLE ASSETS DEPRECIATION 40 586.13 43 231.13 59 072.83
PROVISION / RISKS AND CHARGES 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOSSES ON IRRECOVERABLE RECEIVABLES 0.00 0.00 0.00
OTHER CHARGES 0.00 4.66 0.00
FINANCIAL EXPENSES 64 499.69 111 318.66 44 761.42
PROVISION ON SECURITIES 42 002.52 102 416.91 41 419.85
ROUNDING FIGURES CHARGE 0.00 0.00 0.00
LOSS ON CHANGE 0.00 0.21 0.00
CHARGES ON SECURITIES 22 497.17 8 901.54 3 341.57
EXCEPTIONAL CHARGES 0.00 201 453.42 0.00
EXCEPTIONAL CHARGES ON PREVIOUS YEAR 0.00 201 453.42 0.00
INCOME TAX 1 600.00 1 852.00 4 040.00
TOTAL CHARGES 3 007 022.01 6 059 029.82 3 762 213.57
POSITIVE RESULT 2 315 318.43
TOTAL GENERAL – EXPENSES 3 007 022.01 8 374 348.25 3 762 213.57
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INCOME STATEMENT – RECEIPTS
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2023 2022 2021
INCOME STATEMENT – RECEIPTS
RESULTS RESULTS RESULTS
HSBC MUTUAL FUNDS NET INCOME – HSBC
650.20 666.85 661.19
PRODUIT NET SUR FCP
HSBC TRUST UNIT INCOME – HSBC PRODUIT NET
171.45 0.00 632.88
SUR SICAV
SG TRUST UNIT NET INCOME – SG PRODUIT NET
0.00 0.00 3 573.74
SUR SICAV
SG BONDS NET INCOME 0.00 0.00 0.00
SG SHARES NET INCOME – SG PRODUIT NET SUR
1 603.80 3 493.73 2 242.67
ACTIONS
SG MUTUAL FUNDS NET INCOME – SG PRODUIT
4 348.21 3 660.76 10 244.34
NET SUR FCP
EXCEPT. RECEIPTS ON PREVIOUS YEARS 2 172.42 6 539.91 5 397.29
TOTAL RECEIPTS 2 276 655.20 8 374 348.25 2 498 182.11
LOSS 730 366.81 1 264 031.46
TOTAL GENERAL – RECEIPTS 3 007 022.01 8 374 348.25 3 762 213.57
BIENNIAL RESULTS 1 051 286.97
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