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Showing 12511260 of 35258 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 16-D-24 du 8 Nov 2016

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment.

Article R742-24

When an office of clerk of the commercial court cannot be filled by exercising the right of presentation, that office shall be declared vacant by decision of the Minister of Justice, and shall be fill…

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

Article R1424-24

…s and fitness medicine for volunteer firefighters, under the conditions set out in article R. 1424-28 ;3° Advice on preventive medicine, health and safety, in particular to the specialised health, saf…

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

Article R1233-24

…ioned in 2° of B of II of article L. 1233-5 benefits from twenty hours of delegation per month. The duration of committee meetings is not deducted from these delegation hours. Preparation time for wor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: National Commission (R)

Article R1425-24

The national commission draws up a proposal for the settlement of transfers. This proposal is sent by the prefect to the department, the commune or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1511-24

…rates at which commissions are covered, up to the ceiling mentioned in Article R. 1511-25 ; 3° The duration of their application and, where applicable, the arrangements for their renewal. They shall…

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

Article R1612-24

…all refer the matter to the regional audit chamber, in accordance with Article R. 1612-19. The procedure provided for in articles R. 1612-21 à R. 1612-23.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-24

The standardised models for the statistical statements referred to in articles R. 1614-22 and R. 1614-23 are set by joint orders of the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for the Sea.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions relating to local authority accountants

Article R1617-24

The authorising officer shall authorise the enforcement of revenue orders in accordance with the terms and conditions that he shall lay down after obtaining the opinion of the accounting officer. This…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune and merged communes

Article R2113-24

For the application of section 3 of chapter III of title I of book I of the second part of the legislative part of this code: 1° The first three years following the creation of the new communes are un…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions (R)

Article R2221-24

…in the case of a public service authority responsible for the operation of a public service of an industrial and commercial nature, or to the Chairman of the Board of Directors in the case of a public…

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