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Showing 581590 of 35399 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30-5-1995 n° 1107 D

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Accounting

Article D3665-5

Each mandate states the local authority, budget, financial year and charge to which the expenditure applies.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article D4311-5

The articles of the budgets voted by function correspond:a) Investment section:- for allocable expenditure and revenue, to group 90 "Allocated operations", completed by the most detailed subdivision o…

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

Article D4342-5

The payment mandate must be issued in the name of the original creditor.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-53

The management account drawn up by the Corsican local authority's accounting officer is submitted to the President of the Corsican Executive Council to be attached to the administrative account, as su…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Intercommunal security and crime prevention councils

Article D5211-53

The intercommunal security and crime prevention council is governed by section 4 of Chapter II of Title III of Book I of the Internal Security Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-50

The President of the Corsican Executive Council shall remit to the accounting officer of the Corsican regional authority, duly summarised on an issue slip, a copy in the form of all leases, contracts,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-52

The management account drawn up by the Corsican regional authority's accounting officer presents the Corsican regional authority's accounting position at 31 December of the financial year, including t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-5

The chapters of the budgets voted by function correspond:a) Investment section:- for expenditure and revenue that can be broken down, to groups 90 "Departmental facilities" or 91 "Non-Departmental fac…

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

Article D5334-5

…their respective full members. However, if the full members are present, their alternates may attend committee meetings without taking part in the debates.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Democratisation and transparency.

Article D5842-5

…articles R. 5211-13 to R. 5211-15, with the exception of its first paragraph, article R. 5211-18 and article R. 5211-18-1 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in…

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