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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Authorising officer's accounts

Article D4342-1

No expenditure made on behalf of the region may be paid unless it has first been authorised by the President of the Regional Council against a duly appropriated credit.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-3 (art. A212-49)

PROFESSIONAL FRAME OF REFERENCE Although sport in France today meets a variety of social expectations (health, leisure, socialising, education, etc.), sport practised in a competitive context remains…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-2 (art. R122-4)

STATUTES TYPES OF LIMITED LIABILITY SPORTS UNIPERSONAL COMPANIESTREATTE I: FORM, NAME, OBJECT, REGISTERED OFFICE, DURATIONArticle 1 A limited liability company governed by these Articles of Associatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles and terms of pawnbroking.

Article D514-1

The municipal credit banks may grant any natural person loans against pledges of tangible movable property, likely to be of appreciable value and in a good state of preservation. These assets are depo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-3

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
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-6

Each mandate states the local authority, budget, financial year and charge to which the expenditure applies.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-9

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

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-8

All mandates must be accompanied by documents relating to the method of payment of expenditure under the conditions set out in the decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-4

Products of the local authority, the local authority's public establishments and any public body resulting from an agreement between the local authority and any other public authority or public establ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-5

No expenditure incurred on behalf of the local authority may be paid unless it has first been authorised by the local authority's chairman against a duly appropriated credit line..

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