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Showing 25312540 of 62763 articles for Art. Arrêté DEVL1507007A of 23-3-2015

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Provisions specific to the communes of Marseille and Lyon

Article L2513-3

…rine fire brigade is the fire and rescue service responsible, under the direction and on the orders of the mayor, for the missions mentioned in article L. 1424-2 on the territory of the commune and in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Responsibilities

Article L2521-3

…ns mentioned in Article L. 1424-2.The Paris fire brigade carries out the same missions on the parts of the Paris-Charles de Gaulle aerodrome rights-of-way located in the Val-d'Oise and Seine-et-Marne…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-3

The mayor's own duties are to ensure that the inhabitants enjoy the benefits of good policing, in particular cleanliness, salubrity, safety and tranquillity in the streets, places and public buildings…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-3

…he articles L. 2113-1 to L. 2113-19, the articles L. 2113-21 to L. 2113-25 and the second paragraph of article L. 2113-26, as they read prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-3

The basis of assessment for the payment intended to finance mobility services is made up of earned income as taken into account to determine the basis of assessment for health insurance contributions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2564-3

Chapters III and IV of Title I of Book I of this Part shall not apply to Mayotte.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-30

…here, in a société anonyme created prior to 7 December 1969, a municipality is a member or chairman of the board of directors, a member of the management board or a member or chairman of the superviso…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Town Council

Article L2541-3

…pecified days; but, in this case, the matters to be discussed and decided are also, except in cases of urgency, communicated at least three days before the meeting.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Specific interests of certain categories of residents

Article L2544-3

The mayor and the municipal council have the power to administer the assets of the commune section and to dispose of them.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-31

I. - Articles L. 2224-18 to L. 2224-20 and article L. 2224-23 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article L. 2…

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