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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article D3311-6

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 f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article D3321-2

…airman of the departmental council must set aside the provision for the amount of the risk identified.The provision must be adjusted annually in line with changes in the risk. It shall be written back…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article D3311-4

The chapters of budgets voted by nature correspond:a) Investment section: - to each of the two-digit accounts in classes 1 and 2 open to the nomenclature by nature, with the exception of the accounts…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Accounting (R)

Article D3342-4

All money orders must be accompanied by documents relating to the method of payment of expenditure under the conditions laid down by Decree No. 65-97 of 4 February 1965, as amended, on the methods and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Accounting (R)

Article D3342-5

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

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article D3311-9

I. - Pursuant to article L. 3311-3, the president of the departmental council shall present to the departmental council an annual report on the situation with regard to equality between women and men…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article D3311-8

The report provided for in article L. 3311-2 describes, in summary form, the local authority's sustainable development situation based on the assessments, documents and reports produced by the departm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article D3321-1

…ts are liquidated on the basis of the historical cost of the fixed asset and the straight-line method. However, the department may adopt a declining balance or variable (real) depreciation method.The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Categories of revenue

Article D3332-3

…ue must be recorded in the investment section of the budget before the operating result is determined.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Accounting (R)

Article D3342-1

No expenditure made on behalf of the department may be paid unless it has first been authorised by the President of the General Council against a regularly opened appropriation.

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