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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Scope

Article R3213-3

The chairman of the departmental council draws up the state of the departmental furniture. Inventories are drawn up for each part of the departmental furniture; they record entries and withdrawals. Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Equalisation of tax resources

Article R3335-3

Deductions and repayments from the fund are made monthly once the breakdown of contributions and allocations has been notified. Withdrawals are deducted from the remaining twelfths as provided for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Authorising officer's accounts

Article D4342-3

The payment order must contain all the names and descriptions necessary to enable the accounting officer to recognise the identity of the creditor.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single section: Shareholdings in commercial companies other than those referred to in 8° of Article L. 4211-1

Article R4211-3

The amount of any equity holding acquired by a region in any one company may not exceed 1% of the actual operating revenue of that region as recorded in its latest available management account.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article D4321-3

The region may neutralise the depreciation allowance for equipment subsidies paid and the depreciation allowance for administrative and school buildings less the amount of the annual write-back of equ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Exercise by a taxpayer of shares belonging to the region

Article R4143-3

An appeal to the Conseil d'Etat shall, on pain of forfeiture, be lodged within one month of either the expiry of the period allowed to the administrative court to rule or the notification of the refus…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions and commitment of expenditure (R)

Article R4341-3

The appropriations allocated to expenditure for each financial year may not be used to pay expenditure for another financial year.However, expenditure committed but not mandated at the close of the fi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: State property transferred to the assets of the Corsican regional authority

Article R4422-37

The transfer of ownership of buildings and archaeological sites is recorded by order of the territorially competent prefect. This order shall indicate their nature, location, surface area and cadastra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: State property transferred to the assets of the Corsican regional authority

Article R4422-36

In application of article L. 4424-7 ownership: a) Buildings listed or registered under the law of 31 December 1913 relating to historic monuments and archaeological sites, belonging to the State, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: State property transferred to the assets of the Corsican regional authority

Article R4422-39

Prefectoral decrees and official reports recording the transfer of ownership of buildings, archaeological sites and movable objects will be published in the prefecture's administrative records.

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