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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L595-1

…Articles applicableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IL. 510-1L. 511-1 to L. 511-6L. 511-7La loi n° 2021-1109 du 24 août 2021 confortant le respect des principes de la RépubliqueL. 511-8 et L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L596-1

…Articles applicableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IL. 510-1L. 511-1 to L. 511-6L. 511-7La loi n° 2021-1109 du 24 août 2021 confortant le respect des principes de la RépubliqueL. 511-8 et L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-11

I.-The geographical and technical areas of activity of the Etablissement Français du Sang are determined by it, in accordance with the provisions relating to the national blood transfusion master plan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-1

…the elimination of enclaves and territorial discontinuities. II. - This plan also sets out the procedures for rationalising the perimeters of existing public establishments for intercommunal cooperati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article R3541-1

…to the Department of Mayotte, subject to the following adaptations: 1° Pour l'application à Mayotte du 6° de l'article R. 4313-2, the reference to article L. 4332-8 is replaced by the reference to art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-4

For the application of Article L. 2312-1, the presentation of the budget guidelines takes place within a period of ten weeks prior to the examination of the budget.The draft budget of the metropolitan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-8

…The metropolitan authority's budgetary and financial regulations specify in particular:1° The procedures for managing programme authorisations, commitment authorisations and related payment appropria…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-5

The budget of the metropolitan authority is voted either by nature or by function. If the budget is voted by type, it also includes a cross-referenced presentation by function; if it is voted by funct…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-2

…2015 by the United Nations General Assembly. The content of this report and, if necessary, the procedures for its preparation shall be laid down by decree.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-7

…ay be revised.Payment credits constitute the upper limit of expenditure that may be ordered or paid during the year to cover commitments contracted under the corresponding programme authorisations.The…

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