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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article R363-2

For the purposes of this book, the words "préfet de région" or "préfet de département" are replaced by the word "préfet".

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article R363-5

References made by the provisions of this book applicable in Mayotte to provisions that do not apply there are replaced by references to provisions with the same purpose applicable locally.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article R363-1

Chapter II of Title IV of this Book shall not apply to Mayotte.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article R453-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of article R. 433-2 with regard to certification is punishable by the penalties laid down for 5th class offences. Recidivism is punishable in accordance with arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-18

I. - The rules limiting the number of directorships provided for in II to IV of article L. 533-26 apply within an investment firm that meets one of the following conditions:1° The balance sheet total,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-17

Within investment firms, the members of the board of directors or the supervisory board, on the one hand, and the members of the management board or any other body exercising equivalent functions or a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article R4341-1

In accordance with the provisions of Article 1 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the fundamental principles contained in Title I of the said dec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article R4341-3

The appropriations allocated to expenditure for each financial year may not be used to pay expenditure for another financial year.However, expenditure committed but not mandated at the close of the fi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article R4341-2

Reversals of overpayments made during the financial year in which the payment was made may be credited back to the article which originally bore the expenditure..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article R4341-4

The products of the regions, regional and interregional public establishments and any public body resulting from an agreement between regions or between regions and any other public authority or publi…

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