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Showing 131140 of 34927 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 22-D-10 du 12 Apr 2022

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article D214-228

…ent, including an existing account opened in the name of any entity responsible for collecting sums due to or benefiting directly or indirectly the fund. The specially allocated nature of this account…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies for the implementation of their expenditure

Article D1611-22

The authorised body keeps separate accounts showing all income and expenses recorded and all cash movements under the mandate.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article D2335-22

Subsidies are awarded to beneficiaries by order of the State representative in the department.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-22

This expert opinion is optional:1° In the case of an alternative prosecution procedure consisting of reparation of the damage or mediation;2° In the case of a criminal composition;3° When the person i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-22

For the application of the provisions of Article 712-9, if the sentenced person has not made a declaration of address to the sentence enforcement judge, the address in the proceedings file is deemed t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of financial penalties imposed by foreign authorities

Article D48-22

…f a financial penalty may be refused in any of the following cases: 1° If the certificate is not produced, if it is drawn up incompletely or if it clearly does not correspond to the pecuniary penalty;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations.

Article D514-22

When an item that has been pledged as collateral for a loan is claimed by a person other than the borrower, on the grounds of theft or any other cause, the Caisse remains the receiver of the item, whi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Establishments and organisations authorised to carry out vaccinations

Article D3111-22

…tion centres to carry out the vaccinations provided for in Articles L. 3111-1 to L. 3111-8 and L. 3112-1.1° Health establishments ; 2° The health centres mentioned in article L. 6323-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Free information, screening and diagnostic centres

Article D3121-22

I. - The application for authorisation as a free information, screening and diagnostic centre is sent by the head of the managing body to the director general of the regional health agency for the reg…

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

Article D4425-22

The cross presentation, by function or by nature, provided for in Article L. 4425-7 is carried out between the finest level of the functional nomenclature and each of the three-digit nature accounts.…

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