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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1424-13

The court shall rule on an appeal where the amount of the claim exceeds the rate of its final jurisdiction.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1424-14

When no opposition has been lodged within the time limit and after taking into account an additional period of ten days required for the appeal to be forwarded, the court registrar shall declare the E…

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

Article L3312-2

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

Article L3312-3

The appropriations are voted by chapter and, if the departmental council so decides, by article. In both cases, however, the departmental council may specify that certain appropriations are specialise…

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

Article L3312-7

The provisions of articles L. 2311-6 and L. 2311-7 are applicable to the departments.

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

Article L3312-1

…the budget guidelines for the financial year, the multiannual commitments envisaged, the structure and development of expenditure and staff numbers, and the structure and management of the debt. In p…

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

Article L3312-5

…r is appended to the département's administrative account. It specifies, for each commune, the list and purpose of the grants, their total amount and the ratio between this amount and the population o…

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

Article L3312-6

…ted in full at the earliest budgetary decision following the approval of the administrative account and, in any event, before the close of the following financial year. The allocation decision taken b…

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

Article L3312-4

I. - Budget allocations for capital expenditure may comprise programme authorisations and payment appropriations.Programme authorisations constitute the upper limit of expenditure that may be incurred…

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

Article L4312-5

…the first budgetary deliberation following its renewal, the regional council draws up its budgetary and financial regulations.The region's budgetary and financial regulations specify in particular:1°…

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