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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment with subrogation

Article 1346-3

Subrogation cannot prejudice the creditor where he has been paid only in part; in that case, he may exercise his rights, in respect of what remains due to him, in preference to the person from whom he…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to accountants (R)

Article D1617-21

The revenue transactions, the order transactions of the local authorities and establishments referred to in article D. 1617-19 as well as the payments of the organisations referred to in the second pa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Expenditure by communes and groups of communes for municipal secondary and special education establishments (R).

Article D2321-9

The sports teaching annexes referred to in article D. 2321-8 are either sports facilities integrated into the establishment and managed directly by the latter, or external facilities, whether contiguo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-6

The payment notice specifies the methods of payment of the fixed fine provided for in article D. 45-8.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Co-contractor established abroad

Article D8222-8

The documents and certificates listed in article D. 8222-7 are written in French or accompanied by a French translation.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article D917-7

In the first paragraph of Article D. 711-67-1, the words: "de l'industrie, du commerce et des services" are replaced by the words: "de l'agriculture, du commerce, de l'industrie, des services et de l'…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Co-contractor established in France

Article D8222-4

A private individual who enters into a contract for his or her own personal use, that of his or her spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact, cohabitee or of his or her ascendants or descendants, sh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Financing

Article D4163-47

The reimbursement to the body managing the professional prevention account at local level in respect of the expenses mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 4163-7 corresponds to the expenses incurred in…

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

Article D2311-6

For municipalities and their public administrative establishments that have opted to vote their budgets by function, the chapters correspond:a) Investment section:- for operations that can be broken d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Financial autonomy

Article LO1114-1

The categories of territorial authorities mentioned in the third paragraph of Article 72-2 of the Constitution are: 1° The communes; 2° The departments to which the Department of Mayotte, the territor…

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