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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R1431-17

…ng officer. The accountant is appointed by the prefect on a proposal from the board of directors, after receiving the opinion of the departmental or, where applicable, regional director of public fina…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The Director

Article R1431-14

…a member of the board of directors of the establishment. The director may not take or retain any interest in companies related to the institution, hold any position in these companies, or provide ser…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The Director

Article R1431-11

The Articles of Association set the term of office of the director of the public establishment for cultural or environmental cooperation, which is between three and five years. This term is renewable…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Settlement of transfers by the Commission (R)

Article R1425-23

At the end of the four-year period from 4 May 1996, the prefect, the chairman of the board of directors of the departmental fire and rescue service and the chairman of the departmental consultative co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation (R)

Article R1425-12

…of its members are present. If the quorum is not reached, it is automatically convened three days later. It may then take a decision without a quorum being required. The commission decides by a majori…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Aid for veterinary students

Article D1511-60

…roupings may allocate, alone or jointly, a travel allowance to the students mentioned in article D. 1511-59 on the occasion of journeys made as part of their work placement and journeys between their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Participation in guarantee companies (R)

Article R1511-38

…of each financial assistance, except for the transactions referred to in articles L. 2252-2, L. 3231-4-1 et L. 4253-2.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Loan guarantees (R)

Article D1511-32

The percentage limit mentioned in the second paragraph of articles L. 2252-1, L. 3231-4 and L. 4253-1 and whose elements are defined in articles D. 1511-30 and D. 1511-31 is set at 50%.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Aid to organisations involved in business start-ups or takeovers

Article R1511-2

Organisations must provide the following documents in support of their grant applications: a) Balance sheets and profit and loss accounts for the last two financial years for which the accounts have b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1431-2

…sational and operational rules, the number and distribution of seats on the Board of Directors, the terms of office of its members and the procedures for their renewal, as well as the procedures for e…

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