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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment by purchasing card for contracts of legal entities governed by public law with a public accountant

Article R2192-37

…n card as a means of executing contracts under the conditions set out in decree no. 2004-1144 of 26 October 2004 on the execution of contracts by acquisition card.The following may not be performed us…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Budgetary and accounting system

Article R232-34

…rtial remission of late payment surcharges or penalties applied at the justified request of debtors;3° Write-off of debts in the event of debtors' insolvency or when their debts cannot be recovered.Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-3

…ipt: 1° In the event of suspension of activity due to an accident or bad weather as provided for in 3° of article R. 5122-1; 2° In the event of exceptional circumstances as provided for in 5° of artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation for bodies without a public accountant to allocate and pay expenditure relating to the remuneration of vocational training trainees

Article D1611-30

…owed for an initial application for authorisation.All the documents provided for in article D. 1611-28 are sent to the prefect at least two months before the authorisation expires.In the absence of an…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-3

…ly incurred by them in connection with Board meetings under the conditions set out in the décret n° 2006-781 du 3 juillet 2006 fixant les conditions et les modalités de règlement des frais occasionnés…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-30

Until the borrower signs the offer referred to in article L. 313-24, the lender may not refuse another insurance contract as collateral, provided that this contract offers a level of cover equivalent…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-32

…the event of exercise of the right of cancellation pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 113-12-2 of the Insurance Code or the third paragraph of Article L. 221-10 of the Code de la mutualité…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-30

The rating drawn up by the public prosecutor at the court of appeal in whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located is broug…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article R4163-39

…eipt of the claim; 2° Information held by the management body or received from each of the parties; 3° Information provided by the labour administration services and the funds referred to inarticle L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-33

…t and members of the regional economic, social and environmental council, mentioned in Article L. 4134-7-2, are paid for by the region under the conditions defined by the decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July…

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