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Article D72-104-13 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The president of the local authority shall submit to the local authority’s accounting officer, duly summarised on an issue slip, a true copy of all leases, contracts, judgments, wills, declarations, statements of recovery, new titles and other documents, concerning the revenue the collection of which is entrusted to him. The accounting officer may request, if necessary, that the originals of documents forming a title in favour of the local authority…

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Article D72-104-14 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The accounting officer of the local authority is solely responsible and liable for: 1° Taking all necessary steps to collect income, legacies and donations and other resources allocated to the service of the local authority; 2° Arranging, against debtors in arrears and with the authorisation of the president of the local authority, the necessary deeds, notifications and enforcement measures under the conditions of article D. 71-104-4; 3° To notify the…

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Article D72-104-15 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The management account submitted by the local authority’s accounting officer presents the local authority’s accounting position at 31 December of the financial year, including the transactions of the additional day. The management account submitted by the local authority’s accounting officer presents the local authority’s accounting position at 31 December of the financial year, including the transactions of the additional day.

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Article Annexe II of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Annex II: Relative to the information that must appear in the annual report provided for in article R. 2333-120-15 1° Name of the municipality, public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or mixed syndicate concerned; 2° Where applicable, name of the third-party contractor author of the report; 3° Human resources (number of full-time equivalents) devoted to the processing of compulsory prior administrative appeals (RAPO); 4° Financial resources devoted to the processing of…

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Article Sommaire of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Summary of the list of supporting documents for local public expenditure Heading 0. Common documents 01. Capacity of authorising officer 02. Creditor’s discharge in full 03. Payment of disputed claims >. 04. Means of settlement 05. Payment of sums due to foreign creditors 06. Statement of limitation 07. Payment to a road haulier or freight forwarder holding a consignment note Heading 1. General administration 10. Consignment and financial investment of…

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Article Rubrique 0 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Heading 0-Common parts 01. Quality of the authorising officer (1) (2) (1) As part of the control of the status of the authorising officer that accounting officers are required to carry out in respect of payment orders, it is their responsibility to ensure that the signatory of this order has the status of authorising officer of the legal entity concerned or has received a delegation from the latter giving him…

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Article Rubrique 1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Heading 1-General administration 10. Consignment and financial investment of certain funds 101. Consignment Agreement or court decision having the force of res judicata (1) or, where applicable, consignment decision by the authorising officer. (1) Only the creditor’s acceptance of the deposit has the effects of a payment. Otherwise, the deposit takes the place of payment for the debtor, but does not constitute payment for the creditor who has not been…

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Article Rubrique 2 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Heading 2 – Staff costs (1) (2) (1) When accompanied by an administrative certificate by which the authorising officer attests to the signature of the contract, the dematerialised supporting documents of a contractual nature provided for in heading 2 of this decree may be sent to the public accountant without the signature of the persons authorised to sign them. (2) Electronically signed contracts under this heading transmitted as supporting documents…

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Article Rubrique 3 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Heading 3-Expenses relating to the performance of elective or representative duties 31. Allowances 311. Functional allowance of a local elected representative 3111. First payment 1. Deliberation setting the conditions for granting the allowance and its amount (1). 2. Delegation order, where applicable >. 3. Documents required for subsequent payments. (1) This document is not required for mayors’ allowances automatically set at the ceiling rate. 3112. Subsequent payments Statement of settlement…

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