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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the national conference

Article R 1424-59

The Conférence nationale des services d'incendie et de secours is made up of forty-three full members appointed by order of the minister in charge of civil protection as follows: a) One Member of Parl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Reception, catering, accommodation and maintenance in collèges and lycées.

Article R1614-40-5

This paragraph sets out the conditions under which the départements, regions and the local authority of Corsica, pursuant to Article L. 1614-7, are required to continue compiling statistics relating t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of the régies (R).

Article R1617-5-2

I. - The titular or temporary administrator may receive an allowance for handling funds under the conditions laid down by order of the Minister responsible for the budget.II. - The administrator is as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article D2224-5-1

The detailed description of the drinking water transport and distribution works referred to in article L. 2224-7-1 and the detailed description of the wastewater collection and transport works referre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Decision

Article R2333-120-58

When the case is decided after a hearing by a judge ruling alone, the minutes of the decision are signed by the judge and by the court clerk. In the absence of a hearing, it is signed only by the magi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Decision

Article R2333-120-59

The judge may impose a fine of up to 2,000 euros on the author of an application that he considers to be improper. This fine shall be recovered, in accordance with the provisions of decree no. 64-1333…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIII: Use of means of communication during proceedings

Article D47-12-5

When a means of telecommunication is used before a trial court or before the investigating chamber, mention of its use is made in the notes for the hearing and in the decision handed down. If the deci…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-5-1

The first president of the court of appeal and the public prosecutor, together with the presidents of the judicial courts and the public prosecutors within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal, org…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The enforcement court.

Article D49-5-1

When the sentence enforcement court examines a case following a referral from a sentence enforcement judge in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of article 712-6 and that judge is a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-2-5

The order for execution of the deferred committal order issued by the public prosecutor either at the end of the hearing or under the conditions provided for in article D. 48-2-4 refers to the convict…

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