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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Accounting

Article L4425-32

The President of the Corsican Executive Council keeps the accounts for the commitment of expenditure under the conditions set by joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister responsibl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Accounting

Article L4425-33

The accounting officer of the Corsican regional authority is solely responsible for carrying out, subject to the controls for which he is responsible, the collection of revenue and the payment of expe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5111-3

When a public establishment for cooperation between territorial authorities without its own tax status is transformed into another category of public establishment for cooperation between territorial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by the overseas regions

Article LO4435-3

The regional economic, social and environmental council and the council for culture, education and the environment shall be consulted on any draft application for authorisation referred to in Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-3

The departmental council and the regional council concerned may, at the request of either of them, be involved by a public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation in the preparation of any develo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Environment.

Article L4433-31

The regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion shall define the actions they intend to carry out in terms of the environment and living environment, after consultation with or, where appropriate, on t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI: Provisions specific to French Guiana

Article L4436-3

Members of the Advisory Council for Amerindian and Bushinenge Populations are appointed for a term of six years.Any person appointed to replace a member of the Council serves until the expiry of the t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-31

Allocations received by public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status as development grants are subject to monthly payments.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Advisory Committee on the Financial Sector and Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation

Article L614-3

Employees who are members of the Comité consultatif du secteur financier or the Comité consultatif de la législation et de la réglementation financières have the necessary time to prepare for, attend…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-35

…rs, which provides its observations and recommendations on the association's activities in its annual report.

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