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Showing 40614070 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article L7226-8

…their council, under the conditions set out in the third and fourth paragraphs of article L. 7227-23.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantees granted in the exercise a professional activity

Article L7227-8

Civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the General Civil Service Regulations shall, at their request, be placed on secondment to carry out one of the mandates or functions mentioned in article L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7253-8

…ody for regional cooperation policies in the Antilles-Guyane zone provided for in I of article L. 4433-4-7.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION OF THE SECOND AND THIRD SUBPARAGRAMS OF ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION TO THE TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article LO7311-8

…er them to the Conseil d'Etat under the conditions and with the effects provided for in Article LO 7311-5.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee

Article R1211-8

The election of the representatives of the presidents of the departmental councils shall take place by ballot papers sent by letter or deposited against receipts at the secretariat of the census commi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation (R).

Article R1221-8

After each meeting, minutes are drawn up and sent to the minister responsible for local authorities, the manager of the fund for the individual right to training of local elected representatives and t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-8

…lodged against receipts with the secretariat of the census commission provided for in Article R. 1213-12.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Investigating courts

Article 883-1

For all nullity applications sent to the Investigating Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Saint-Denis de La Réunion, the declaration to the clerk's office may be made by means of a registered letter wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: The Assize Court

Article 888-1

The provisions relating to the departmental criminal court are not applicable in the Department of Mayotte.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Drawing up the list

Article R2-8

…to professional secrecy under the conditions and under the penalties provided for by the articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Penal Code. They may not communicate to third parties any information relatin…

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