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Showing 7180 of 26427 articles for Art. CAA Marseille 22-4-2021 n° 19MA00832

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-22

To exercise the powers of the arrondissement council, the city council or the Paris council delegates, in the cases and under the conditions that it determines, to the arrondissement council the power…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article L2512-22

The expenditure and revenue of the Police Prefecture are covered by a special budget.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article R2512-22

When they are not settled by account transfer, the expenditure of the commune of Paris and its public establishments must be settled by cheque drawn on the Treasury. Cheques are crossed when they exce…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L775-22

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Governance of investment firms

Article R775-22

…he same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 533-16-3 and R. 533-16-4n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 533-17n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 533-17-1n° 2020-1637 of 22 Decem…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Book IV: Securities

Article 2286

A right of retention on the thing may be exercised by:

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 220

The president of the investigating chamber shall ensure the proper functioning of the investigating chambers within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal. In particular, he verifies the conditions o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-22

The plan's supervisory committee, which meets at least once a year, is responsible for ensuring that the plan is properly managed and that the interests of plan members are represented. Every quarter,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Reporting obligations

Article 223 Q

The parent company shall file the declaration of overall income for each financial year under the conditions provided for in Article 223. It attaches a statement of grants and debt write-offs not used…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-22

The town council may, during each meeting, set up committees responsible for studying questions submitted to the council either by the administration or on the initiative of one of its members.The com…

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