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Showing 7180 of 60748 articles for Art. CE 11-5-2021 n° 440044 and 440045

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L71-113-5

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article R2123-11-5

The allowance is paid for a maximum period of one year.The allowance is paid monthly if its monthly amount exceeds 100 euros. If the amount of the allowance is less than 100 euros, payment is made in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-5

No expenditure incurred on behalf of the local authority may be paid unless it has first been authorised by the local authority's chairman against a duly appropriated credit line..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article D71-113-5

Programme authorisations and commitment authorisations for unforeseen expenditure constitute chapters, respectively, of the investment section and the operating section of budgets voted by nature and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-5

…einsured under the conditions defined in Article R. 322-117-1, are carried out by the mutual insurance association substituted for the reinsured companies in accordance with the provisions of the same…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Land publicity. Reform. Transitional provisions

Article 1132

During a period the expiry of which will be set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat and the duration of which may not be less than five years, publicity in the real estate register may be voluntarily requ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 116

…dy been heard as an assisted witness, the investigating judge shall make the person's first appearance in accordance with the procedures laid down in this article. After informing the person, where ap…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 118

…he examining magistrate shall notify the person, after informing him or her of his or her intention and taking any observations from him or her and his or her lawyer, that a criminal charge is to be s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 114

…parties may only be heard, questioned or confronted, unless they expressly waive this, in the presence of their lawyers or the latter duly summoned. Lawyers shall be summoned no later than five workin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 115

…n by them; if they appoint several lawyers, they must indicate which of them will be sent summonses and notifications; failing this choice, these will be sent to the lawyer first chosen. Except where…

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