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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article R1213-25

The functions of chairman and member of the National Standards Assessment Board are free of charge.The travel expenses of non-parliamentary elected members constitute operating expenses of article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1221-20

All the documents provided for in Article R. 1221-19 shall be sent to the Prefect at least three months before the expiry of the approval.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1233-23

The chairman shall call upon the authorised expert mentioned in C of II of article L. 1233-5 under the conditions of article 66 of the decree of 20 November 2020 mentioned above when articles 76 or 77…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Employee Rights Commission

Article R1233-26

The employee rights commission mentioned in F of II of article L. 1233-5 is made up of the Director General of the Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires or his representative, who chairs it,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-20

The departmental director of fire and rescue services or his deputy are in command of rescue operations throughout the territory of their department. This command may be delegated under the conditions…

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

Article R1410-2

The provisions of articles D. 1411-3, D. 1411-4, D. 1411-5 and R. 1411-6 apply to concession contracts of local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments.

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

Article R1412-2

…establishments for inter-communal cooperation or mixed syndicates may individualise the management of an administrative public service falling within their remit by setting up a régie subject to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1233-20

…egy, the general guidelines on mobility and the general guidelines on the promotion and enhancement of career paths provided for in articles L. 413-1 and L. 413-2 of the General Civil Service Code are…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article R1424-21

The officers of the departmental corps, with the exception of those mentioned in the following paragraph, are appointed, in their grades, positions or functions, by joint order of the prefect and the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Local authority cultural services

Article D1421-2

In application of the provisions of Article L. 1421-2, the rules relating to the deposit of communal archives are laid down by the provisions of articles R. 212-57 à R. 212-61 du code du patrimoine.

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