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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10-5

…voted by function, it includes a cross-referenced presentation by type. The nomenclature by nature and the nomenclature by function are set by joint order of the Minister responsible for local author…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10-6

The appropriations are voted by chapter and, if the Metropolitan Council so decides, by article. In both these cases, the Metropolitan Council may, however, specify that certain appropriations are spe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10-2

…nt concerning the operation of the metropolitan authority, the policies it pursues on its territory and the guidelines and programmes likely to improve this situation and contribute to achieving the s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10-7

…olitan Council so decides, the allocations for capital expenditure include programme authorisations and payment appropriations.Programme authorisations constitute the upper limit of expenditure that m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10-3

…in a statement attached to the budget, a list of beneficiaries with, for each of them, the purpose and amount of the grant. The individualisation of appropriations or the list drawn up in accordance…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-11

For life insurance and capitalisation contracts where a unit of account is made up of units in a company mentioned in article L. 160-10 or by a société civile de placement immobilier and subject to ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-1

…ined, taking into account the methods of organisation into psychiatric sectors mentioned in article L. 3221-4 in the multiannual contract of objectives and resources mentioned in article L. 6114-1.III…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article L451-1

…nsurance card scheme ;b) Involving a vehicle normally based in the territory of the French Republic and insured with an undertaking referred to in article L. 451-2.When these persons or their represen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-16

…well as shares in a company in the same group within the meaning of the second paragraph of article L. 3344-1, as part of a repurchase operation reserved for employees. The sums or securities entered…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-11

A limited liability company, which has appointed a statutory auditor and whose accounts for the last three financial years of twelve months have been regularly approved by the members, may issue regis…

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