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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2221-38

The rates of the fees payable by users of the public service authority are set by the Board of Directors. The rates are set in such a way as to ensure the financial equilibrium of the public service a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-96

The accounting duties of the régie are performed by the commune's accounting officer.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of the régies (R).

Article R1617-5-2

I. - The titular or temporary administrator may receive an allowance for handling funds under the conditions laid down by order of the Minister responsible for the budget.II. - The administrator is as…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book V: Insurance distributors

Article L500

For the purposes of this Book, the words "insurance undertaking" refer to the undertakings mentioned in Article L. 310-2 of this Code, mutual insurers or associations governed by Book II of the Mutual…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L222-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to the services mentioned in Books I to III and Title V of Book V of the Monetary and Financial Code as well as to operations carried out by the undertakings gover…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Authorities whose purpose is to combat excessive prices for essential foodstuffs

Article L2221-18

The internal regulations provide for the administrative organisation of the public service authority. It sets out the role and powers of the director. It determines the financial system, the accountin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial transactions

Article R121-38

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting ma…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-13

The service is provided either by direct management, by a public entity in the form of an industrial and commercial public service, or by a company that has signed a fixed-term agreement with the comp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: The Director (R)

Article R2221-74

The director appoints and dismisses the board's agents and employees, subject to the provisions of the Articles of Association.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Common provisions (R).

Article R1617-16

The régisseurs are required to keep accounts, the form of which is laid down by the minister responsible for the budget and, where applicable, by the minister(s) concerned. These accounts shall show a…

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