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

Article L3611-7

…e is provided for by law or regulation at departmental level have jurisdiction over the entire territory of the Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan area.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L3441-7

Departmental councils in overseas departments may use local semi-public companies and semi-public companies governed by the loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 précitée, pour la mise en œuvre des actions e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3663-7

A joint order of the ministers responsible for local authorities and the budget sets, after a reasoned opinion from the commission mentioned in

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L4312-7

…eparate entry in the regional budget.They are notified, each year, after the budget has been voted, to the president of the regional economic, social and environmental council by the president of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL

Article L4231-7

The chairman of the regional council may take any protective measures and interrupt any forfeiture.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 733-2

…the sentence enforcement judge may, of his or her own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor, order by reasoned decision the enforcement of the imprisonment and fine imposed by the trial co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 762-5

The sentence enforcement judge may also decide to provisionally suspend the execution of the residence ban measure in accordance with the procedures set out in article 712-6. In urgent cases, provisio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 775-2

Convicts sentenced to a penalty that cannot give rise to a rehabilitation as of right benefit, upon simple request, from the exclusion of the mention of their conviction from bulletin no. 2, according…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article 747-4

When the trial court postpones sentencing pursuant to article 132-66 of the Penal Code, the sentence enforcement judge in whose jurisdiction the accused resides shall ensure, either by himself or by a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 762-4

…sentence enforcement judge may, after hearing the convicted offender and advising the public prosecutor, amend the list of prohibited places and the supervision and assistance measures under the condi…

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