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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2122-9

…it is necessary to elect a new mayor, the municipal council is deemed to be complete if the only vacancies that exist within it are the consequence of:

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2213-9

The mayor's police powers cover the method of transporting deceased persons, the maintenance of order and decency in cemeteries, burials and exhumations, without it being permissible to make distincti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-9

…in the first paragraph of this article until the expiry of two consecutive terms of office.The application of Article L. 3142-85 of the Labour Code takes effect from the second renewal of the term of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities

Article L2131-9

If a citizen believes that he or she has been personally harmed by an act of a municipal authority, he or she may apply to the administrative court to have the act annulled.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POLICE

Article L2215-9

…icipal police pursuant to article L. 2212-2, is entrusted, in the event of an accident, disaster or catastrophe, for the road tunnels referred to in article L. 118-1 of the Code de la voirie routière,…

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

Article L2224-9

…les for domestic water use referred to in the first paragraph and the provision of restoration work carried out when operating work ceases comply with the technical requirements of a certification iss…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article L2223-9

Any person may be buried on a particular property, provided that the property is outside the precincts of towns and cities and at the prescribed distance.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Local authorities

Article L2221-9

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to funds managed exclusively for the purposes of hygiene or assistance and comprising only revenue in mitigation of expenditure..

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book I: Provisions common to all courts

Article 748-9

As an exception to the provisions of this Title, where it is provided that a notice, summons or receipt is sent by the court registry to a person mentioned in Article 692-1, by any means, by simple le…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Court-appointed estate agents.

Article 813-9

…s when the judge finds that the mission entrusted to the mandatary of the succession has been fully carried out.

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