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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MEASURES

Article L2252-4

A commune may guarantee loans contracted to finance the construction, by religious associations or, in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, by public religious establishments or by ass…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MEASURES

Article L2252-2

…de foncier solidaire" defined in the first paragraph of Article L. 329-1 of the Code de l'urbanisme.II.-The provisions of the fourth paragraph of article L. 2252-1 do not apply to loan guarantees gran…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MEASURES

Article L2252-1

A commune may only grant a loan guarantee or surety to a person governed by private law under the conditions set out in this chapter. The total amount of annual instalments, already guaranteed or guar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MEASURES

Article L2252-5

Notwithstanding the transfer, whether voluntary or by operation of law, of all or part of its competencies in terms of housing policy or housing to a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L2322-1

The Town Council may include a provision for unforeseen expenditure in both the investment and operating sections of the budget. For each of the two sections of the budget, this credit may not exceed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L2322-2

The credit for unforeseen expenditure is used by the mayor. At the first meeting following the authorisation of each expenditure, the mayor reports to the town council, with supporting documents, on t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 528

In the event of opposition lodged by the public prosecutor or the accused, the case shall be brought before the police court in the forms of ordinary procedure. The judgment rendered in absentia, on t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 526

The order contains the surname, first names, date and place of birth and domicile of the accused, the legal description, date and place of the alleged offence, a reference to the applicable laws and,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 527

The Public Prosecutor may, within ten days of the order, lodge an objection to its enforcement by declaration at the court registry.If, on expiry of the period provided for in the previous paragraph,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 528-1

A criminal order that has not been opposed has the effects of a judgment that has become res judicata. However, it does not have the authority of res judicata with regard to the civil action for damag…

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