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Showing 29512960 of 61067 articles for Art. L. n° 70-9 du 2 janvier 1970

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article R774-9

…same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 518-57 to R. 518-60law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013R. 518-61law no. 2022-124 of 4 February 2022R. 518-62law no. 2012-471 of 11…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-9

…is list may be consulted by any interested party. The Regional Council sends a copy of articles A. 822-9 to A. 822-18 to the training supervisor when he is authorised.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-92

At the end of each financial year and after taking inventory, the accountant prepares the financial account. The authorising officer approves the financial account. The authorising officer approves th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-93

The financial account comprises: 1° The final balance of accounts; 2° The development of budget expenditure and revenue; 3° The balance sheet and profit and loss account; 4° The table of appropriation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-91

An inventory, the results of which are produced in support of the financial account, is drawn up at the end of the financial year in accordance with the principles of the general chart of accounts.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-94

…r, submitted for the opinion of the operating council, and presented by the mayor to the town council. When it emerges from this statement that the operation is in deficit, the town council is immedia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-9

The nurse is authorised to carry out the following procedures and care on the basis of a written, qualitative and quantitative, dated and signed medical prescription, provided that a doctor can interv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions relating to voluntary termination of pregnancy outside health establishments

Article R2212-9

The agreement provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2212-2 shall comply with the standard agreement constituting one of the following annexes: 1° Annex 22-1 for the practice of voluntary…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation

Article L2541-23

…the communes of the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments that were enforceable on 3 March 1982, the date of publication of the loi n° 82-213 du 2 mars 1982 relative aux droits et libertés des c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Rent.

Article R145-9

The price of the lease of land is fixed in consideration of those elements which are specific to it, having regard to the nature and methods of the operation actually authorised.

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