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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-19

…mandated at the same time as the principal, the latter being in an amount greater than a threshold set by regulation, the accounting officer assigning the expenditure shall inform the authorising off…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-21

The territorial council must rule on the public utility nature of the expenditure that has given rise to a declaration of de facto management by the territorial audit chamber during the closest meetin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L6471-3

…local authority to associations in the form of benefits in kind and subsidies; 3° A consolidated presentation of the results for the last known financial year of the local authority's main budget and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-10

…ritorial Council may not vote on budgetary matters, except for the deliberation provided for in the second paragraph of the same Article LO 6471-7 and for the application of Article LO 6471-13. When t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-12

…uncil may, in addition, make amendments to the budget to adjust the appropriations in the operating section to pay expenditure committed before 31 December and enter the appropriations required to car…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-22

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the public establishments of the collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-5

…t applies, or before 15 April of the year of the renewal of the Territorial Council, the State representative immediately refers the matter to the Territorial Audit Chamber which, within one month and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-9

The local authority's initial budget is sent to the State representative no later than fifteen days after the deadline set for its adoption by articles LO 6471-5 and LO 6471-10 Failing this, the provi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-16

…law has expressly so decided are obligatory for the local authority. The territorial audit chamber, seized either by the representative of the State, or by the public accountant concerned, or by any p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-20

…eting of the opinions issued by the Territorial Audit Office and of the decisions taken by the representative of the State in application of the provisions of this chapter.

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