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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Supervision of the administration of bequeathed or donated property (R).

Article R3213-14

…n or liquidation of these assets, at the end of each calendar year and no later than the following 31 January, sends the accountant a statement of the transactions for the year, supported by the suppo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Control of legality of public contracts

Article R3132-2

The provisions of articles R. 2131-5 to R. 2131-7 are applicable to public contracts awarded by the départements and their public establishments.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3334-0-1

For the application of article L. 3334-3:1° The income taken into account is the last known reference tax income;2° The average per capita income of all the départements is equal to the sum of the inc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5 : Fees payable for occupancy of the public domain by water and sewerage works

Article R3333-18

…orks is determined by the departmental council under the conditions provided for by article R. 2333-121.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article R3312-1

The departmental council chooses to vote the department's budget by nature or by function.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rural equipment support

Article R3232-1-4

The technical assistance is monitored and evaluated by a committee which draws up an annual activity report made available to the public in dematerialised form by the department.The committee includes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article R3312-8

The financing requirement or surplus of the investment section recorded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected by the outstanding commitments. The outturn balance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Relations between departments and companies (R)

Article R3241-2

The company shall provide the agents appointed by the president of the departmental council, as well as the general inspectorate of finance and the general inspectorate of administration at the Minist…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Procedures applicable to gifts (R).

Article R3213-10

Claims concerning legacies in favour of a department or a departmental public establishment, made by the legal heirs, may be submitted to the Minister of the Interior within six months of the opening…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Procedures applicable to gifts (R).

Article R3213-9

Any notary appointed as custodian of a will containing a legacy in favour of a department or a departmental public establishment, is required, as soon as the will is opened, to send the president of t…

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