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

Article R1617-2

The revenue, imprest and imprest accounts of local authorities and their public establishments are set up in accordance with the provisions specific to each category of body, with the assent of the as…

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

Article R1617-3

The imprest administrator, who is a natural person, is appointed by a decision of the authorising officer of the body to which the imprest account is set up, with the assent of the assigning public ac…

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

Article R1617-4

I. - An imprest administrator carrying out collection and payment operations on behalf of a public accountant is responsible for the custody and safekeeping of the funds and valuables he collects or w…

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

Article R1617-5-2

…aid down by order of the Minister responsible for the budget.II. - The administrator is assisted by agents. The instrument setting up the imprest account provides for the use of agents. These agents a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Termination of the régie (R)

Article R2221-16

The régie ceases to operate in execution of a deliberation by the town council.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Termination of the régie (R)

Article R2221-17

The deliberation of the municipal council deciding to relinquish the operation of the régie determines the date on which the operations of the régie cease. The accounts are closed on this date. The as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Discipline of sworn merchandise brokers

Article R131-18

As soon as it appears that a sworn goods broker may have committed one of the breaches provided for in article L. 131-32, the public prosecutor, either on his own initiative or following a complaint f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Discipline of sworn merchandise brokers

Article R131-21

The prosecuted sworn freight broker and the Public Prosecutor are notified of the decision by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The notification shall indicate the time limit and proc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Discipline of sworn merchandise brokers

Article R131-20

The court shall give its decision, stating its reasons, after hearing the public prosecutor, the sworn goods broker being prosecuted and, where appropriate, his lawyer.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Discipline of sworn merchandise brokers

Article R131-23

At the request of the public prosecutor at the court of appeal on whose list the sworn goods broker is registered, the disciplinary sanction and the decision to provisionally suspend are brought to th…

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