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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-24

Where the authorised body is responsible for the recovery of any undue payments and it is within its powers to pursue compulsory enforcement and take precautionary measures, it may not rely on an enfo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-20

In all the documents that it draws up under the mandate, the representative body shall indicate the name of the principal and state that it is acting in the name and on behalf of the principal.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-21

The mandated body without a public accountant opens an account with the State intended for the execution of all treasury operations relating to this mandate, to the exclusion of all other operations.W…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-23

Where the mandate provides for the authorised body to have a standing advance, the principal's authorising officer shall set the amount of the advance, subject to the ceiling laid down in the mandate.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-22

The authorised body keeps separate accounts showing all income and expenses recorded and all cash movements under the mandate.

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

Article D2224-2

The mayor of a municipality that exercises its own responsibilities for drinking water and wastewater treatment, or the chairman of a group of local authorities that exercises both drinking water and…

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

Article D2311-2

The nomenclature by nature and nomenclature by function as well as the presentation of budget documents referred to in Article L. 2312-3 are set by joint order of the Minister responsible for local au…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Emergency rehousing fund

Article D2335-20

At the request of the minister responsible for local and regional authorities, the representative of the State in the department assesses the total amount of subsidies likely to be granted, together w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Commitment of expenditure and authorising officer's accounts (R)

Article D2342-2

The revenue and expenditure of the communes may only be made in accordance with the budget for each financial year or the amending decisions.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Emergency rehousing fund

Article D2335-22

Subsidies are awarded to beneficiaries by order of the State representative in the department.

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