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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4433-4-7

I. - A consultation body for regional cooperation policies in the Antilles-Guyane area is established.This body is made up of representatives of the State, the General Council and Regional Council of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single subsection: Organisation and operation

Article R121-38

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting ma…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-13

The service is provided either by direct management, by a public entity in the form of an industrial and commercial public service, or by a company that has signed a fixed-term agreement with the comp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of imprest accounts (R)

Article R1617-16

The régisseurs are required to keep accounts, the form of which is laid down by the minister responsible for the budget and, where applicable, by the minister(s) concerned. These accounts shall show a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Local authorities

Article L2221-5

The budgetary and accounting rules of the communes are applicable to the régies municipales, subject to the modifications provided for by the decrees of the Conseil d'Etat mentioned in articles L. 222…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of imprest accounts (R)

Article R1617-10

Revenue administrators are authorised to have a permanent cash float, the amount of which is set by the instrument setting up the agency. The maximum amount of cash that the administrator is authorise…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Group governance system.

Article L356-18

I.-The participating and parent undertakings referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 respectively shall set up a system of governance which guarantees sound and prudent mana…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Individual payment transactions

Article L314-10

Where a payment order for an individual payment transaction is transmitted via a payment instrument covered by a payment services framework contract governed by the provisions of Subsection 2 or a dep…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of certain contracts

Article R242-5

The penalties for failure to provide the information required for the distance provision of insurance transactions are laid down by the provisions:-of the Chapter II of Title I of Book I of the Insura…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R54-7

The Agency is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. Secondary accountants may be appointed by the accounti…

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