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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Consumer Institute

Article R822-9

A Government Commissioner is appointed by the Minister for Consumer Affairs to sit on the Institute. He also sits on the commission mentioned in article L. 822-4.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3661-9

…investment section or the operating section of the budget includes either programme authorisations and payment appropriations, or commitment authorisations and payment appropriations, the President o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-9

…a so decides, the allocations earmarked for investment expenditure include programme authorisations and payment appropriations. Programme authorisations constitute the upper limit of expenditure that…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: INTERREGIONAL AGREEMENT

Article L5621-9

Any natural or legal person has the right to request communication of the deliberations and minutes of the deliberative assemblies of the public establishments of inter-regional cooperation, budgets,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5721-9

…ixte (public-private association) involving only territorial authorities or territorial authorities and groupings of authorities may be made available in whole or in part to its member authorities or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-9

The duties of a member of the Conseil supérieur de la prud'homie are not remunerated. Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by the members of the Council and the persons mentioned in article R. 143…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation

Article R2524-9

Maître des requêtes or auditors at the Conseil d'Etat, Conseiller référendaire or auditors at the Cour des Comptes are attached to the Superior Court of Arbitration as rapporteurs. They are appointed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-96

If only one partner remains, he may, within a period of one year, transfer part of his shares to a third party entered on the list. Failing this, the company is dissolved on the date on which the peri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3661-9

…ragraph of article L. 3661-5 is made between the most detailed level of the functional nomenclature and each of the accounts by nature, at four digits for the account relating to staff remuneration an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article R4433-9

The commission meets on the initiative of the president of the deliberative assembly of the region, department or local authority. The inclusion of a subject on the agenda of the meeting is de jure wh…

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