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Showing 921930 of 24542 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 28-10-1975 n° 74-11.752

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article LO6361-10

The award of grants shall be the subject of a deliberation separate from the vote on the budget. However, for grants whose award is not subject to conditions, the territorial council may decide: 1° To…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-10

The legislative or regulatory provisions of a deliberation taken on the basis of the empowerment provided for in Article LO 6351-8 may not be amended, as the case may be, by law or by regulation unles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-10

The financing requirement or surplus of the investment section recorded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected for outstanding commitments.The outturn balance of…

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

Article D6262-10

The State representative informs the local authority or its public establishment concerned of the referral to the territorial audit chamber.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6361-10

The financing requirement or surplus for the investment section at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected for outstanding commitments.The outturn balance for the inv…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-10

The State representative informs the local authority or public establishment concerned of the referral to the territorial audit chamber.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation

Article 1043

In accordance with the provisions of articles L. 2113-5, L. 5212-27, L. 5215-28, L. 5217-2 and L. 5217-6 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities, the transfers of property, rights or obligation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-10

…based on supporting documents, under the conditions defined by articles 9, 10 and 31 of the décret n°90-437 du 28 mai 1990 fixant les conditions et les modalités de règlement des frais occasionnés pa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Sickness and maternity insurance for non-agricultural self-employed workers

Article 1069

I. - Documents relating to the application of loi n° 66-509 du 12 juillet 1966 relative à l'assurance maladie et à l'assurance maternité des travailleurs non salariés des professions non agricoles, ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-10

The legislative or regulatory provisions of a deliberation taken on the basis of the empowerment provided for in Article LO 6461-7 may not be amended, by law or by regulation as the case may be, unles…

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