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Showing 15211530 of 24607 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-5-2016 n° 15/03664

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-15

…L. 7224-2 L. 7224-1, the decisions of the Assembly are taken by a majority of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Local referendum

Article R1112-15

…r municipal official who distributes ballot papers or documents from elected representatives, political parties or political groupings entitled to take part in the campaign is liable to a fifth-class…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article R1115-15

…ong its members, made up of the vice-president, one of the representatives of the regions and the local authority of Corsica, one of the representatives of the départements, one of the representatives…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-15

…members of the National Council may be contested before the Council of State by any elector, by the candidates and by the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities, within ten days of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: THE LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EVALUATION OF STANDARDS

Article R1211-15

The elections of the members of the Local Finance Committee may be challenged before the Conseil d'Etat by any voter, by the candidates and by the Minister of the Interior, within ten days of the publ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1221-15

The application for approval is submitted to the prefecture against receipt. It is forwarded by the prefect to the minister responsible for local authorities who, before making a decision, must submit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article R2-15

…of terrorism, likely to result in a large number of victims; 2° To improve information, support and care for the people mentioned in 1° and to speed up the implementation of their rights; 3° To produc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article R15-15

Costs incurred before the commission, including the claimant's travel expenses, are treated in the same way as criminal, correctional and police court costs. They are borne by the State.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Procedure before the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-15

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R50-15

…en the claimant requests the award of an advance, the chairman of the commission immediately communicates the request to the public prosecutor and the guarantee fund and obtains their observations. Th…

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