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Showing 531540 of 52948 articles for Art. CE 27-1-2017 n° 391817

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article LO6321-27

…e provisions governing these bodies. The fixing by the aforementioned provisions of the term of office assigned to these members or delegates does not prevent them from being replaced at any time, and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Functioning of the elected representatives' groups.

Article LO6431-27

…erritorial Council may be the subject of deliberations without the decisions relating to the allowance system for elected representatives being modified on this occasion. The groups of elected represe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Functioning of elected representatives' groups

Article L7122-27

…eral information bulletin on the achievements and management of the Assembly of French Guyana, a space is reserved for the expression of the groups of elected representatives. The procedures for apply…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Functioning of elected representatives' groups

Article L7222-27

…evements and management of the Assembly of Martinique and the Executive Council of Martinique, a space is reserved for the expression of the groups of elected representatives. The terms of application…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of draft standards

Article R1213-27

…n.The files thus composed are sent to the secretariat of the National Council, which acknowledges receipt and sends them to the members of the Council. This acknowledgement of receipt starts the perio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Composition and operation of the Steering Committee

Article R1221-27

…be held at the request of the chairman or the majority of its members. A representative of the services of the minister responsible for local and regional authorities and a representative of the manag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-27

The statement of the victim or the victim's successors made pursuant to the provisions of Article 706-12 is communicated by the chief clerk or secretary-registrar of the court seised within fifteen da…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Possibility for a witness to give evidence anonymously

Article R53-27

…rson and the reasons why, with regard to the elements contained in the file of the investigation proceedings or the information, which is attached, in copy or original, to the request, the statements…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the merits of the request and the implementation of corrective measures by the prison administration

Article R249-27

If the judge considers the application to be well-founded, the order shall mention the conditions of detention that he considers to be contrary to human dignity, and shall set a time limit of between…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Appeals

Article D45-27

The provisions of article D. 45-2 are applicable before the Criminal Appeals Chamber.

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