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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Commitment of expenditure and authorising officer's accounts (R)

Article D2342-8

Mayors remain responsible, under their own responsibility, for the remittance to beneficiaries of mandates ordered by them and payable in cash.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Opening and funding of the occupational prevention account

Article R4163-8

I.-At the end of each calendar year and at the latest for the December payroll, the employer declares, as part of the declaration provided for inarticle L. 133-5-3 of the Social Security Code to the m…

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

Article R3312-8

…n recorded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected by the outstanding commitments. The outturn balance of the investment section corresponds to the difference betw…

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

Article R4312-8

…ting section, the financing requirement or, where applicable, the surplus of the investment section and the allocation forecast are carried forward, under the conditions set out in the third paragraph…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Councils for culture, education and the environment (R).

Article R4432-8

…this code determine, for each region, the bodies represented on the council for culture, education and the environment, as well as the number and procedures for appointing their representatives.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Premises and facilities for use by external companies.

Article R4513-8

Sanitary facilities, communal changing rooms and catering facilities are provided by the user undertaking for use by outside undertakings present in the establishment, except where the latter provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: External company health, safety and working conditions committee.

Article R4514-8

The social and economic committee of the external company shall, if it deems it necessary, appoint one or more of its members belonging to the staff delegation to take part in inspections and periodic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Sampling and official control of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5141-81

…immunological veterinary medicinal product to submit samples of each batch of the finished product and, if necessary, of the bulk product for inspection before it is placed on the market. At the requ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Sampling and official control of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5141-80

…de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety), while the other is kept by the establishment holding the stock…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Doctors and pharmacists practising in university hospital centres

Article R6213-8

The Minister for Health and the Minister for Higher Education and Research may, after obtaining the opinion of the committee referred to in Article L. 6213-12, in its formation provided for in Article…

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