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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-6

The department's full and alternate representatives are elected in accordance with the procedures laid down by the departmental council pursuant to Article L. 1424-24-2.

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

Article R1613-6

The basis for the grant is equal to the amount of the damage where the property is not insured at the date of the event. Where the property is insured at the date of the event and the applicant local…

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

Article R2223-6

Where the cemetery does not offer sufficient space for the construction of the ossuary referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 2223-4, the remains may be transferred by decision of the mayor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article D48-6

The financial penalties that may be enforced pursuant to the fifth paragraph of Article 707-1 are those resulting from a decision, taken by the competent authority of a Member State of the European Un…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R734-6

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-1n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-1-1No. 2006-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 131-2 to R. 131-9n° 2005-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R732-6

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-1n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-1-1No. 2006-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 131-2 to R. 131-9n° 2005-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R733-6

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-1n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-1-1No. 2006-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 131-2 to R. 131-9n° 2005-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consultation deadlines

Article R2312-6

I.-For the consultations mentioned in article R. 2312-5, in the absence of an agreement, the social and economic committee is deemed to have been consulted and to have given a negative opinion on expi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3121-6

In an emergency, the employer may exceed the maximum daily working time on his own responsibility, in the cases envisaged in article D. 3121-4. If the employer has not yet submitted a request to excee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article R3122-6

The Labour Inspector who receives a request to exceed the time limit, in application of this paragraph, shall make his decision known to the employer and, where applicable, to the staff representative…

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