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

Article L5217-10-12

When the investment section of the budget shows a surplus after taking over the results, the local authority may transfer this surplus to the operating section in the cases and conditions defined by d…

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

Article L5217-10-10

The Chairman of the Metropolitan Council presents the administrative account to the Metropolitan Council each year, which debates it under the chairmanship of one of its members.The Chairman of the Me…

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

Article L5217-10-11

The surplus from the operating section for the financial year just ended, together with the previous result carried forward, is allocated in full at the earliest budgetary decision following the vote…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-19

The statutory clauses referred to in articles L. 227-13 and L. 227-17 may only be adopted or amended unanimously by the shareholders. The statutory clauses mentioned in articles L. 227-14 and L. 227-1…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Training for sports professions

Article L211-1

The State's public training establishments and local public training establishments in the fields of sport, youth and popular education provide initial training for people who manage, run, supervise a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seniority requirements

Article L3342-1

All employees of a company included in the scope of profit-sharing agreements or employee savings plans benefit from their provisions. However, a condition of seniority in the company or in the group…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6380-1

This article shall apply for a period of five years from the first election of the territorial council following the promulgation of the organic law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 on statutory and i…

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

Article L3661-15

Appendices to the budget documents include:1° Summary data on the financial situation of the local authority;2° A list of assistance granted by the local authority in the form of benefits in kind or s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Nuclear medicine

Article D6124-193-1

The provisions of paragraph 1 of sub-section 9, with the exception of those of II of article D. 6124-131, are applicable to the holder of a nuclear medicine qualification with grade B when carrying ou…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L114-1

The resources of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée include in particular: 1° Resources derived from taxes, levies and other products that it collects or that are allocated to it in ap…

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