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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-7

As from the referral to the territorial audit chamber and until the end of the procedure provided for in article LO 6362-4, the Territorial Council may not vote on budgetary matters, except for the de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Payment to finance mobility services

Article L2333-71

…rovisions of this article apply to the metropolis of Lyon, subject to the provisions of article L. 5722-7-1.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-7

In accordance with the provisions of article

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-4

…ion, the sentence enforcement court may, exceptionally and under the conditions provided by Article 712-7, decide that the security period provided for by Article 132-23of the Penal Code be terminated…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-8

…odifying or refusing to modify the measures mentioned in the first and fourth paragraphs of article 712-6 or the obligations resulting from these measures or from measures ordered by the sentence enfo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 730-3

…e or court during an adversarial hearing held in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 712-6 or 712-7, in order for a decision to be taken on granting conditional release. If the person h…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article R212-7

…ects involving the extension of a cinema, the five-year period provided for in 2° of article L. 212-7 runs from the date of registration by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the fi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-135

Without prejudice to the application of articles L. 3213-1 and L. 3213-7 of the Public Health Code, when the investigating chamber or a trial court issues a judgment or ruling declaring a person to be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: The accounting officer (R)

Article R2221-76

…e are performed by the commune's accounting officer.However, when annual operating revenue exceeds €76,225, these functions may be entrusted to an accounting officer by decision of the municipal counc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-7

…rd of Directors, with the authorisation of the supervisory ministers. Decisions relating to 4°, 6°, 7°, 9°, 13°, 14°, 15°, 16, 19° and 20° of article R. 5315-3 are enforceable after joint approval by…

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