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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-21

…presentatives of the firefighters who sit on the board of directors of the fire and rescue service: 1° Four representatives of the department elected by the departmental council from among its members…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Participation of residents and users in public services

Article L1413-1

…ement of local public services.The committee shall examine each year, on the report of its chairman:1° The report, referred to in article L. 1411-3, drawn up by the public service delegate;2° Reports…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-4

I.-The National Coordination Committee of the National Agency for Territorial Cohesion comprises: 1° Representatives of the Agence nationale pour la rénovation urbaine (National Agency for Urban Renew…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions relating to fire and rescue services

Article L1424-2

…y rescue and care.Within their remit, the fire and rescue services carry out the following missions:1° The prevention and assessment of civil security risks;2° The preparation of safeguard measures an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-3

…National Agency for Territorial Cohesion and the State shall enter into multi-year agreements with: 1° The National Agency for Urban Renewal; 2° The Agence nationale de l'habitat (National Housing Age…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Status and missions

Article L1231-2

…f disposal and administration necessary to achieve the mission defined in this IV, in particular: > 1° Acquire commercial or craft businesses in its capacity as delegatee of the right of pre-emption o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-13

…Code shall apply to local referendums, with the exception of Articles L. 88-1, L. 95 and L. 113-1 (1° to 5° of I, II and III). For the application of these provisions, the text should read: "politica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-9

…ties or groupings of territorial authorities are implemented in accordance with the following rules:1° Delegations of competence are organised within the framework of the territorial agreement for con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: General provisions

Article LO1112-6

A territorial authority may not organise a local referendum: 1° As from the first day of the sixth month preceding that in which the general renewal or the renewal of a series of members of its delibe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-14-1

…Pierre-et-Miquelon, under the conditions laid down in the following articles of the Electoral Code: 1° For Mayotte: article L. 451 ; 2° For Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: articles LO 530 and L. 531.

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