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Showing 22512260 of 19706 articles for Art. SI 1963/1319 — France–UK estate-duty convention

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-34

…The budget estimates and forecasts; 3° The final determination of the sums to be collected on the basis of the supporting vouchers. Expenditure: 1° The items of expenditure in the budget; 2° The amoun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-25

…he following financial year.They may be paid until these appropriations are made available on the basis of the statement of outstanding commitments drawn up by the President of the Metropolitan Counci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-31

The payment mandate must be issued in the name of the original creditor.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-38

The management account drawn up by the metropolitan authority's accounting officer is submitted to the chairman of the metropolitan authority's council to be attached to the administrative account, as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article D5217-22

The constitution of provisions for risks and charges is mandatory as soon as a risk arises. The recognition of depreciation is mandatory in the event of a loss of value of an asset.The President of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-30

All money orders must be accompanied by documents relating to the method of payment of the expenditure under the conditions laid down by the decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-35

The president of the council of the metropolis shall provide the accounting officer of the metropolis, duly recapitulated on an issue slip, with a copy in the form of all leases, contracts, judgments,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General characteristics

Article R8295-1

Within the union of funds mentioned in article R. 8291-2 , an automated processing system for personal information is created, called the "Professional Identification Card Information System" (SI-CIP)…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for the provision of services in France by live performance entrepreneurs established in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R7122-8

The prior notification of activity referred to in 1° of article L. 7122-6 is sent, via the teleservice referred to in article R. 7122-2, to the regional prefect for the place of public representation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 VF

…y members who are not domiciled in France for tax purposes or whose registered office is located outside France is paid by the company or grouping in accordance with the procedures set out in article…

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