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Showing 8190 of 36308 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 16-4-2008 n° 07-12.381

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Exit

Article R552-16

For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 552-15, acts contrary to public order are recorded by the prefect of the department in which the person accommodated is domiciled, or, in Pari…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L3121-16

A departmental councillor unable to attend a meeting may give a voting delegation for that meeting to another member of the departmental assembly. A departmental councillor may receive only one delega…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L4132-16

Any person has the right to request communication of the deliberations and minutes of the public meetings of the regional council, the deliberations of the standing committee, the budgets and accounts…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16

I. - The communauté de communes automatically exercises, in place of the member communes, the competences falling within each of the following groups: 1° Spatial planning for the implementation of act…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article LO6221-16

Votes are taken by open ballot whenever one-sixth of the members present so request. In the event of a tie, the chairman shall have the casting vote. Votes on appointments are always taken by secret b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article LO6321-16

Votes are taken by open ballot whenever one-sixth of the members present so request. In the event of a tie, the chairman shall have the casting vote. Votes on appointments are always taken by secret b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article LO6431-16

A territorial councillor unable to attend a meeting may give a voting delegation for that meeting to another member of the territorial council. A territorial councillor may receive only one delegation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations

Article L7122-16

A councillor to the Assembly of French Guiana who is unable to attend a meeting may give a voting delegation, for that meeting, to another member of the Assembly. A councillor to the Assembly of Frenc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations

Article L7222-16

Votes are taken by open ballot whenever one-sixth of the members present or the representative of a group of elected representatives so requests. In the event of a tie, the President has the casting v…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Prohibitions.

Article L7124-16

It is forbidden : 1° For any person to have children under the age of sixteen perform perilous feats of strength or dislocation exercises, or to entrust them with jobs that are dangerous to their life…

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