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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings conducted by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-45

Where, in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 696-109, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor acts as Public Prosecutor before the Investigating Chamber or the Criminal App…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings conducted by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-43

For the application of article 696-119, when the Deputy European Public Prosecutor orders that the person under investigation be placed under judicial supervision, he/she shall inform the person that…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings conducted by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-42

When conducting investigations in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 696-114, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor is assisted by a court clerk under the same conditions as the invest…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article D3312-12

A. - The report provided for in Article L. 3312-1 includes the following information: 1° The budgetary guidelines envisaged by the department relating to projected changes in expenditure and revenue,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article R3312-9

The operating result corresponds to the surplus or deficit for the year. For the purpose of its appropriation, it is combined with the previous result brought forward, excluding any outstanding commit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article R3312-10

The accumulated result defined in article R. 3312-9 is allocated, where it is a surplus: 1° As a priority, to reserves to cover the financing requirement of the investment section arising at the close…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article R3312-3

In application of article L. 3312-4, for départements and their public establishments, the investment section of the budget may include programme authorisations and the operating section may include c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article R3312-8

The financing requirement or surplus of the investment section recorded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected by the outstanding commitments. The outturn balance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article R3312-1

The departmental council chooses to vote the department's budget by nature or by function.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article R3312-11

If the administrative account has not been adopted by the date of the vote on the budget for the following financial year, when the result of the operating section, the financing requirement or, where…

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