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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-46

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

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-40

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-47

…warrants and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in Articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the accounting officer of the Corsican regional authority, who m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to other public contracts with the exception of those relating to the public rail passenger transport service

Article R2521-4

When a public contract mentioned in articles L. 2511-1 to L. 2515-1 is entered into by a purchaser and has as its object the construction of a work covered by articles L. 2411-1, L. 2412-1 and L. 2412…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to other concession contracts with the exception of those relating to public passenger transport services by rail

Article D3221-4

The provisions of articles D. 3133-1 and D. 3133-2 are applicable to invoices issued in performance of the concession contracts referred to in the legislative provisions of Chapters I to IV of Title I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Monitoring compliance with obligations and penalties

Article R561-40

…or the application of 14° of I of Article L. 561-36, the competent administrative authority for monitoring compliance by the persons mentioned in 8°, 11° and 15° of Article L. 561-2 with the obligatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Monitoring compliance with obligations and penalties

Article R561-41

Inspections to ensure that the persons referred to in 10°, 11° bis and 14° of Article L. 561-2 are complying with the obligations referred to in the first paragraph of I of Article L. 561-36 are condu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Monitoring compliance with obligations and penalties

Article R561-42

The documents, information and evidence required by the officers to carry out their inspection duties will be made available to them on request.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating rules

Article L214-24-48

A merger, split or absorption affecting a general-purpose investment fund or a sub-fund is subject to approval by the Autorité des marchés financiers.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating rules

Article L214-24-49

…year, the SICAV and the management company, for each of the funds it manages, shall draw up an inventory of the assets under the supervision of the custodian.These companies are required to publish th…

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