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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L72-101-3

Within a period of ten weeks prior to the examination of the budget, a debate is held within the Assembly of Martinique on the budget guidelines for the financial year and on the multiannual commitmen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L72-103-3

Expenditure relating to the revenu de solidarité active (active solidarity income) and the allocation personnalisée d'autonomie (personalised autonomy allowance) are tracked in an individualised chapt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-100-3

Prior to the debates on the draft budget, the President of the Executive Council of Martinique shall present a report on the situation with regard to equality between women and men concerning the oper…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for specialised financing funds

Article L214-190-3-1

…e redemption by the fund of its units and the issue of new units or debt securities may be temporarily suspended by the management company when exceptional circumstances so require and if the interest…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions applicable to tourist offices

Article L133-3

The tourist office welcomes and informs tourists and promotes tourism in the municipality or group of municipalities, in coordination with the departmental and regional tourism committees.It helps to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article L2393-3

The purchaser may require the contract holder to:1° Put economic operators out to tender in order to select them as subcontractors;2° Subcontract part of the contracts.For the purposes of this article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3

…case of registered securities, consisting of bonds or securities giving immediate or future access to the capital, the intermediary registered under the conditions provided for in Article L. 228-1 is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Offences relating to the constitution

Article L242-3

A fine of €150,000 shall be imposed on holders or bearers of shares for trading in cash shares for which half payment has not been made.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Payment to finance mobility services

Article L2531-3

The basis of assessment for the payment intended to finance mobility services is made up of earned income as taken into account to determine the basis of assessment for health insurance contributions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy

Article L772-3

For the application in Saint-Barthélemy of the provisions of Chapter I of Title VI of Book V, the offence of tax fraud is considered to be either the offence provided for by the provisions of Article…

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