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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

…d any other public body or public establishment, which are not assessed and liquidated by the State tax departments in execution of the laws and regulations in force, are recovered:- either by virtue…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Appointment, challenge and dismissal of statutory auditors.

Article D823-1

…in article D. 221-5.The cumulative balance sheet total, the cumulative amount of turnover excluding tax and the cumulative average number of employees are determined by adding together the balance she…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Authorising officer's accounts (R)

Article R3342-8-1

…d any other public body or public establishment, which are not assessed and liquidated by the State tax departments in execution of the laws and regulations in force, are recovered:1° Either by virtue…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-26

…other public authority or public establishment, which are not assessed and liquidated by the State tax departments in execution of the laws and regulations in force, are recovered:1° Either by virtue…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-4

…other public authority or public establishment that are not assessed and liquidated by the State's tax departments in execution of the laws and regulations in force are recovered:1° Either by virtue…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-4

…other public authority or public establishment that are not assessed and liquidated by the State's tax departments in execution of the laws and regulations in force are recovered:1° Either by virtue…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article D3321-1

…t, with the exception, however:- study costs and insertion costs not followed by completion, which must be amortised over a maximum period of five years;- research and development costs, which must be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article D5217-20

…r a maximum period of ten years;- study costs and insertion costs not followed by completion which must be amortised over a maximum period of five years;- research and development costs amortised over…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article D6263-1

…et, with the exception, however:- study costs and insertion costs not followed by completion which must be amortised over a maximum period of five years;- research and development costs amortised over…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article D6363-1

…et, with the exception, however:- study costs and insertion costs not followed by completion which must be amortised over a maximum period of five years;- research and development costs amortised over…

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