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Showing 481490 of 21091 articles for Art. CA Paris 20-5-2009 n° 08-2432

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-20

…ame municipal councillor may hold only one proxy. A proxy may be revoked at any time. Except in the case of duly recorded illness, it may not be valid for more than three consecutive meetings. Resolut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions of practice.

Article L2122-20

Delegations granted by the mayor pursuant to articles L. 2122-18 and L. 2122-19 remain in force until they are repealed.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Rural policing

Article L2213-20

…the territory of the commune. Different dates may be set according to the grape varieties and the location of the vineyards.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-20

I.-The allowances allocated for the performance of the duties of mayor and chairman of a special delegation and the maximum allowances for the actual performance of the duties of deputy mayor of munic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Authorities whose purpose is to combat excessive prices for essential foodstuffs

Article L2221-20

When the balance sheet, for two consecutive years, shows a loss greater than half the capital of the first establishment, the representative of the State in the department may withdraw the authorisati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-20

No fair or market, even a simple supply market, may be set up on a site included, in whole or in part, within the rights-of-way of a national road classified as a trunk road.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-20

…a document showing that a prior deposit equal to the amount of the fixed fine has been paid, in the case provided for in the first paragraph of article 495-18, or to that of the increased fixed fine,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of prison sentences

Article 627-20

…suspension of sentence, home detention under electronic monitoring or conditional release, the application is sent to the public prosecutor at the court of appeal in whose jurisdiction the person is i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of the European arrest warrant

Article 695-20

For the cases referred to in 3° of articles 695-18 and 695-21, the request for consent shall be sent by the public prosecutor to the judicial authority of the executing Member State. It must contain,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-20

Release from judicial supervision, house arrest under electronic surveillance or modification thereof may be ordered at any time by the investigating chamber under the conditions set out in Article 19…

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