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Showing 10711080 of 20363 articles for Art. CE 18-5-1998 n° 179831

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article D2512-18

…anagement commission for the Paris fire brigade is set up under the authority of the Prefect of Police. The commission is composed of: a) The police prefect; b) The prefects of the Hauts-de-Seine, Sei…

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

Article D2573-18

The articles R. 2214-2 and R. 2214-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R3123-18

Any refusal by the hierarchical authority must be justified and notified to the person concerned.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3661-18

…to in article L. 3661-16 are audited by a statutory auditor for bodies subject to the obligation to certify their accounts, and by the chairman of the body concerned for bodies not subject to such an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article R4134-18

…economic, social and environmental council appointed under conditions laid down in its rules of procedure, leading figures from outside the council may be appointed as members of the sections, up to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R4135-18

Any refusal by the hierarchical authority must be justified and notified to the person concerned.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Economic intervention

Article R4424-18

The secretariat of the committee is provided by the minister responsible for regional planning.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-18

…sustainable development of the local authority based on the assessments, documents and reports produced by the Corsican local authority on a voluntary basis or provided for by a legislative or regulat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R4422-18

Board meetings are public unless otherwise decided by the bureau.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article R4433-18

…to L. 4433-11, L. 4433-15 and L. 4433-16 are deducted from the remaining 15% of the special assistance referred to in the last paragraph of Article R. 1614-42. This special assistance is supplemented…

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