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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-35

…communications operator authorised by a local authority, by a public cooperation establishment competent for public electricity distribution, or by a public electricity distribution network operator…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Heat and cooling distribution

Article L2224-38

I.-Municipalities are responsible for creating and operating a public heating or cooling network. This activity constitutes an industrial and commercial public service, managed according to the proced…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Declaration of a plot as abandoned

Article L2243-3

At the end of a period of three months from the completion of the publicity measures and notifications provided for in Article L. 2243-2, the mayor shall draw up a final report stating that the plot o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-32

…f the Energy Code, cogeneration or energy recovery from installations intended to supply a heating network under the conditions set by the tenth paragraph (6°) of Article 8 of the aforementioned Law n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-33

…ibution concessionaire any local electricity production facility with a capacity below a threshold set by decree, when this facility is such as to avoid, under good economic, quality, security and saf…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External fire protection

Article L2225-3

…water points referred to in articles L. 2225-1 and L. 2225-2 use a water transport or distribution network, the related investments required of the public or private person responsible for this networ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic aid

Article L2251-3

…tiative is lacking or insufficient to ensure the creation or maintenance of a service required to meet the needs of the population in a rural area or in a municipality comprising one or more priority…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-37

…cles or dockside vessels, as well as gas or hydrogen refuelling points for vehicles or vessels, or set up a service including the creation, maintenance and operation of such infrastructures or refuell…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2241-3

When the communes and their public establishments make amicable property acquisitions in accordance with the rules of civil law, or when the acquisition takes place by auction, the notary drafting the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-3

A Conseil d'Etat decree defines the terms and conditions for the application of 27°, 28° and 29° of article L. 2321-2; in particular, it defines the fixed assets that are subject to the depreciation o…

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