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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Claims in contentious matters.

Article 56

The summons shall contain, on pain of nullity, in addition to the particulars prescribed for bailiff's writs and those set out in Article 54 :

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Claims in contentious matters.

Article 54

…tion may be made jointly by the parties. On pain of nullity, the initial application shall mention: 1° The name of the court before which the claim is brought; > The subject of the claim 2° The subjec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-7

…Until the next renewal following the creation of the new commune, the municipal council is composed:1° Of all the current members of the municipal councils of the former communes, if the municipal cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: General conditions

Article L1618-2

…n article L. 1618-1 may derogate from the obligation to deposit with the State funds that come from:1° Donations;2° The alienation of an element of their assets;3° Loans, the use of which is deferred…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-2

…ergency assistance. Within the scope of their responsibilities, they carry out the following tasks: 1° Prevention and assessment of civil protection risks; 2° Preparation of protective measures and or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…96 L. 1525-3,3° law no. 2000-1208 of 13 December 2000II. - For the application of Article L. 1521-1:1° The words: ", départements, regions" are deleted;2° The last sentence of the first paragraph is d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-4

…vided for in II of this Article.II. - For the application to Mayotte of the articles mentioned in I:1° In Article L. 1424-12, the second sentence of the second paragraph is deleted;2° Article L. 1424-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions relating to local authority accountants

Article L1617-6

…execution of their expenditure and revenue, in compliance with the procedures laid down by decree: 1° The regions and the Corsican collectivity; 2° The départements; 3° The municipalities and public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions relating to local authority accountants

Article L1617-5

The provisions of this article also apply to public health establishments. 1° In the absence of any dispute, the individual or collective revenue order issued by the territorial authority or local pub…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L1811-3

…22 L. 1111-6 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 II. II -For the application of article L. 1111-6: 1° The words "local authority" and "local authority" are replaced by the word "municipality", and th…

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