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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article D211-37

The school's missions are as follows: 1° To provide training for professionals and other players in the water sports sector in the fields of leadership, sports development and the management of water…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial system

Article D211-49

The revenue of the Ecole Nationale de Voile et des Sports Nautiques is made up of : 1° Subsidies from the State, local authorities, public establishments and any other public or private entity; 2° Inc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article D2362-2

The directors of legal entities or natural persons shall inform their trade union organisations, their subsidiaries and their establishments that have representatives or elected representatives: 1° Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-30

The summary data on the financial situation of the Corsican local authority, provided for in 1° of Article L. 4425-18, include the following ratios: 1° Real operating expenditure / population; > 2° Ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Regional Health Agency for French Guiana

Article D1444-1

For the application of the provisions of this code in French Guyana and unless otherwise provided:1° The reference to the department or region is replaced by the reference to the territorial collectiv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Accountant's accounts (R)

Article D3342-10

The department's accountant is solely responsible for:1° Taking all necessary steps to collect revenues, legacies and donations and other resources allocated to the department's service;2° Taking, aga…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Accountant's accounts

Article D4342-10

…is solely responsible for:1° Taking all necessary steps for the collection of revenues, legacies and donations and other resources allocated to the service of the region;2° Taking, against debtors in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-43

For the investment section, the expenditure and revenue proposals presented to the Board of Directors for approval show the allocations applicable to current operations and those applicable to new ope…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions specific to the "Perinatal psychiatry" option

Article D6124-263

I.-The holder of the authorisation has one or more multi-disciplinary teams comprising: 1° At least one child and adolescent psychiatrist, with evidence of training in perinatal psychiatry such as a u…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Notification file

Article D261-3

The notification to the Minister responsible for culture is accompanied by a file containing : 1° Identification of the transferring producer and the beneficiary of the planned operation ; 2° A detail…

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