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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article R2531-27

The election of representatives of groups of municipalities and mayors takes place by ballot paper sent by registered post to the prefecture of the Ile-de-France region, prefecture of Paris. The ballo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article R2564-2

Article R. 2223-23-5 is not applicable to the communes of Mayotte.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article R2564-21

The requirements of article R. 2224-11 must be met, in Mayotte: - by 31 December 2020 at the latest for wastewater agglomerations whose population and economic activities produce wastewater whose gros…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article R2512-22

When they are not settled by account transfer, the expenditure of the commune of Paris and its public establishments must be settled by cheque drawn on the Treasury. Cheques are crossed when they exce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article R2512-24

The main budget comprises a budget for the Commune of Paris and a special budget for the Police Prefecture. Each of these budgets is made up of an operating section and an investment section. These tw…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article R2512-26

…entially aimed at producing goods or providing services for which a price is paid. The nomenclature of ancillary budgets is laid down by a joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article R2564-20

The requirements of article R. 2224-10 must be satisfied, in Mayotte: - by 31 December 2020 at the latest for communes all or part of whose territory is included in a sanitation agglomeration whose po…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article R2564-23

The requirements of article R. 2224-12 must be met, in Mayotte, by 31 December 2027 at the latest, in the cases of: - discharges into fresh waters and estuaries, from wastewater agglomerations whose p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article R2531-23

If they are unable to attend, the members of the committee referred to in Article L. 2531-12 may be represented. The presidents of the regional council and the departmental councils are replaced by a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Responsibilities.

Article R2521-2

The Paris fire brigade carries out its mission in the departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne. To this end, it is at the disposal of the Prefect of Police of Paris.

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