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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Participation in guarantee companies (R)

Article R1511-37

The granting of guarantees by the credit institutions or finance companies mentioned in article R. 1511-36 is accompanied by a fee calculated on the basis of the risk insured.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article R1524-3

The term of office of representatives of shareholder local authorities and their groupings on the board of directors or supervisory board ends:- as regards those of a commune when the municipal counci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Participation in guarantee companies (R)

Article R1511-39

…y a guarantee fund whose purpose is business creation, the maximum percentages provided for in article R. 1511-38 are increased to 65%.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1431-3

A local authority, a grouping of local authorities or a national public establishment may join a public establishment for cultural or environmental cooperation, after it has been created, on a proposa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Use and reimbursement of personalised support vouchers (R).

Article R1611-3

The relationship between the distributor and the issuer of personalised support vouchers is governed by a contract. This contract specifies the terms and conditions for ordering personalised support v…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial responsibility

Article R1611-39

The Commission's secretariat is provided by the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities. The expenses relating to the operation of the commission are entered in the State budget, missi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Restrictions on borrowing terms and conditions and on entering into financial contracts

Article R1611-34

I. - Local authorities, their groupings and departmental fire and rescue services may only enter into financial contracts provided that they are backed by loans and that the variable interest rate of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Absence or insufficiency of appropriations required to cover compulsory expenditure (R)

Article R1612-34

The regional audit chamber rules on the admissibility of the application. In particular, it shall establish the status of the applicant and, if applicable, the applicant's interest in bringing the act…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Absence or insufficiency of appropriations required to cover compulsory expenditure (R)

Article R1612-33

Where the person making the request has been unable to obtain the budget documents, the president of the regional audit chamber will have them sent to him by the representative of the State.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Absence or insufficiency of appropriations required to cover compulsory expenditure (R)

Article R1612-35

The regional audit chamber shall rule on whether the expenditure is compulsory. If the expenditure is compulsory and the chamber finds that the appropriations required to cover it are lacking or insuf…

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