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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article R2192-3

…hod of transmission. When an invoice is sent to it outside this portal, the recipient public entity may only reject it after informing the issuer by any means of the obligation mentioned in Article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Management of undivided property and rights.

Article L5222-3

…the municipal councils representing more than two thirds of the population, a syndicate of communes may be created whose powers are at least those of the syndicate commission as set out in Article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6253-3

Subject to the provisions of Chapter II of this Title, the Executive Council may, within the framework of the prerogatives conferred upon it by this Chapter, entrust each of its members with the manag…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6463-3

Subject to the provisions of Chapter II of this Title, the Executive Council may, within the framework of the prerogatives conferred upon it by this Chapter, entrust each of its members with the manag…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article R330-3

Any person participating in one of the systems referred to in Article R. 330-1 is required to provide any requesting party with information about the system and its operating rules, where such request…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration.

Article R512-36

…ntral des caisses d'épargne et des banques populaires", the central body of Crédit Maritime Mutuel, may carry out all financial transactions on behalf of Crédit Maritime Mutuel and provide it with its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Role of blood transfusion establishments.

Article R1221-38

…shments send their referring blood establishment the information mentioned in II of article R. 1221-36 and in 2° of article R. 1221-37. Decisions by the Director General of the Agence nationale de séc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-33

In exceptional circumstances, a second derogation, for a maximum period of three years, may be granted by the Prefect, on the basis of a report by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Restrictions on borrowing terms and conditions and on entering into financial contracts

Article R1611-34

I. - Local authorities, their groupings and departmental fire and rescue services may only enter into financial contracts provided that they are backed by loans and that the variable interest rate of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and mission

Article D561-35

I. - The only persons who may be assigned to the TRACFIN department, after having received prior authorisation, are public servants and employees made available pursuant to Article 13 of Decree no. 85…

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