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Showing 22812290 of 40360 articles for Art. R. 512-46-25 et s.

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions and commitment of expenditure (R)

Article R4341-4

…regional and interregional public establishments and any public body resulting from an agreement between regions or between regions and any other public authority or public establishment, as well as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance

Article R5134-45

…end of the work integration aid, the latter is not due. Subject to the cases mentioned in articles R. 5134-46 and R. 5134-47, the employer then pays the Agence de services et de paiement or, where ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Compensation for unpaid claims.

Article R663-47

An agreement between the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, acting on behalf of the State, and the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations specifies the terms and conditions under which the tasks re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of the régies (R).

Article R1617-5-1

…hen the imprest administrator is absent or prevented from attending for a period exceeding two months. The temporary administrator is appointed by the authorising officer with the approval of the acco…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of the régies (R).

Article R1617-5-2

…for handling funds under the conditions laid down by order of the Minister responsible for the budget.II. - The administrator is assisted by agents. The instrument setting up the imprest account prov…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transport of the body before committal (R).

Article R2213-8-1

…itled to provide for the funeral ;- or the director of the social or medico-social establishment, whether public or private, provided that he certifies in writing that it was impossible for him to con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Commitment of expenditure and authorising officer's accounts (R)

Article R2342-1

…ccordance with the provisions of Article 1 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the fundamental principles contained in Title I of the said decree…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Commitment of expenditure and authorising officer's accounts (R)

Article R2342-4

…communal and inter-communal public establishments and any public body resulting from an agreement between communes or between communes and any other public body or public establishment, which are not…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transitional provisions

Article R718-6

…ce of decree no. 2019-1316 of 9 December 2019 of a declaration of early renewal pursuant to Article R. 712-25, as it read prior to this entry into force, it may be renewed at the same time as its asso…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R328

For the application of article R. 140, the formula: "I = 40 + (S x 8)" is replaced by the formula: "I = 10.52 euros (1,260 F CFP) + (S x 8)".

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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