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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Regies abroad (R).

Article R1617-18

…be set up outside national territory. These régies are subject to the rules defined in articles R. 1617-2 to R. 1617-17. However: a) The constitutive act may provide that these régies pay all expense…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Imprest accounts (R).

Article R1617-11

…the Minister responsible for the budget, only the following may be paid through an imprest account: 1° Equipment and operating expenses not included in a public contract awarded in accordance with a f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the second fraction (R).

Article R1614-92

Applications for funding under the second fraction are sent to the regional prefect. They are accompanied by:a) The final preliminary project for the project;b) The deliberation of the deliberative bo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the first fraction (R).

Article R1614-84

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the first fraction (R).

Article R1614-81

…purpose of building, renovating, restructuring or making accessible as provided for in articles L. 111-7 to L. 111-7-4 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation, for the benefit of a main dep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Housing Solidarity Fund (R)

Article R1614-40-4

Agreements between the State and the département may provide for: - the transmission of computer media that comply with the specifications of national information systems, in place of standardised doc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles.

Article D1851-1

I. - The articles R. 1412-1 and R. 1412-2 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Articles R. 1412-1 and R. 1412-2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1711-1

For the application to Mayotte of the provisions of the first part of the present code: 1° The reference to the department, the overseas department, the region or the overseas region is replaced by th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1 - Financing of the differential end-of-mandate allowance for local elected representatives

Article D1621-3

Each year, at the request of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, the local authorities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation liable for the compulsory contribution to the finan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to accountants (R)

Article D1617-20

…officer is requisitioned by the authorising officer under the conditions provided for in article L. 1617-3 of this code and to Article L. 264-7 of the Financial Jurisdictions Code, there is no total a…

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