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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions applicable in municipalities with a state police force

Article L2573-21

The articles L. 2214-1 to L. 2214-4 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies

Article L4132-21

…gate some of its powers to the Standing Committee in accordance with the provisions of article L. 4221-5. Similarly, the regional council may delegate to its chairman the exercise of some of its power…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election and composition.

Article L4422-21

In the event of the seat of President of the Corsican Executive Council becoming vacant for any reason whatsoever, its functions shall be temporarily exercised by an Executive Councillor chosen in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Transport

Article L4424-21

The territorial collectivity of Corsica is responsible for the construction, development, maintenance and management of the roadway classified as a national road.The roadway classified as a national r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Transport.

Article L4433-21

Under the conditions set out in articles L. 1521-1 and L. 1522-1, the regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Réunion will be able to create semi-public companies for the purpose of air or sea transport. T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-21

The regional audit chamber participates in the audit of the budgetary acts of the territorial collectivity of Corsica and its public establishments and audits their accounts, under the conditions prov…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-21

…ts for intercommunal cooperation benefiting from one of the allocations provided for in Article L. 5211-24 of this code;3° Public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation that carry out actions t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 849-21

Substitution in the rights of the defaulting claimant shall be made by way of incidental application. Where the court grants a request for substitution of a defaulting claimant, it shall rule, upon re…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-21

The time limits provided for in articles 1031-12, 1031-13 and 1031-16 are increased under the conditions provided for in article 1023.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-21

By way of derogation from Article 1136-12, failing which the family affairs judge, seised under article 1136-20, to have ruled within ten days on the application to modify the protection order relatin…

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