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

Article D4425-17

The budget items voted by function correspond: a) Investment section: -for expenditure and revenue that can be broken down, to group 90 "Breakdown of operations", completed by the most detailed subdiv…

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

Article D4425-14

The chapters of the budgets voted by nature correspond: a) Investment section: to each of the two-digit accounts in classes 1 and 2 of the nomenclature by type, with the exception of the accounts for…

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

Article D4425-29

The documents mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 4425-17 are made available online on the website of the Corsican regional authority, where such a website exists, under conditions gu…

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

Article D4425-21

The Corsican Assembly chooses to vote on the budget of the Corsican regional authority by nature or by function..

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

Article D4425-26

…result defined in article D. 4425-25 is allocated, when it is a surplus: 1° As a priority, to reserves to cover the financing requirement of the investment section arising at the close of the previou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 11: Shoring, hangers and formwork.

Article R4534-105

The design of shoring with a height of more than six metres is justified by a calculation note and its construction is carried out in accordance with an assembly plan drawn up in advance, except in ca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 11: Shoring, hangers and formwork.

Article R4534-106

The removal of hangers and formwork and the removal of the framework supporting these installations may only be carried out under the supervision of a competent person appointed by the employer.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 19: Display and information.

Article R4534-154

On work sites where the duration of the work exceeds one week, the employer shall give notice of the address or telephone number of the emergency service to contact in the event of an accident.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific safety study.

Article R4543-3

The study shall be entrusted to a person competent in the field of risk prevention and familiar with the provisions applicable to the work referred to in Article R. 4543-1 as well as the regulatory pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific safety study.

Article R4543-6

Except in the case provided for in article R. 4543-5, the specific safety study remains the property of the contractor. A copy is given to the owner of the equipment.

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