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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Departmental fire brigade (R)

Article R1424-23

An advisory committee of volunteer firefighters, specific to all volunteer firefighters in the departmental corps, whose operating procedures are set by order of the minister in charge of civil securi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-23

Where the mandate provides for the authorised body to have a standing advance, the principal's authorising officer shall set the amount of the advance, subject to the ceiling laid down in the mandate.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Failure to balance the budget (R)

Article R1612-23

Within fifteen days of receipt of the new deliberation, the regional audit chamber, if it considers the remedial measures adopted to be sufficient, notifies the representative of the State, the local…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-23

In criminal matters, if the evidence from the civil proceedings that led to the implementation of the legal protection measure, and in particular the medical certificates or expert reports contained t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R515-23

The Agency's transactions are accounted for in accordance with the rules applicable to commercial matters and in compliance with the rules of this Code, to which it is subject.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article D612-23

At least once a year, the Secretary General of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control exchange information on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-23

Revenue and expenditure accounts may be set up at the Autorité des marchés financiers by decision of the Chairman, with the approval of the accounting officer, under the conditions laid down by Decree…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R721-23

The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer is responsible for the automated processing of declarations centralised in the overseas accounts file.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Direct marketing of banking and financial services

Article R752-23

Article R. 341-16 is applicable in New Caledonia as amended by Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial investment advisers

Article D775-23

…n of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 541-8 and D. 541-9n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017

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