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

Article R1617-12

An advance shall be made available to each imprest administrator, the amount of which, fixed by the instrument setting up the imprest account and, where applicable, revised in the same manner, shall n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune and merged communes

Article R2113-12

In the event that the project to create the new commune involves communes located in different départements, the electors are convened by joint order of the prefects of the départements concerned unde…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article R2223-22

The articles L. 2223-4, R. 2223-12 to R. 2223-21 do not derogate from the provisions governing military burials. When a person whose death certificate bears the entry "Died for France" duly recorded h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-12

In wastewater agglomerations whose population and economic activities produce wastewater with a gross organic pollution load of less than or equal to 120 kg per day, the treatment mentioned in article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article D2333-5

The provisions of article D. 3333-1 are applicable to the communal share of the excise duty on electricity. For the application of article L. 2333-2, the amounts of the communal share of the excise du…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-32 sexies

The identification of the author of the request or of the party sending a brief or exhibits, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the order mentioned in Article R. 2333-120-32 bis, is valid…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-73

If the Chairman deems it necessary to prescribe enforcement measures by judicial means, and in particular to impose a penalty payment, or if the applicant so requests within one month of notification…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-26

When, in the event of an appeal, the Criminal Appeals Chamber finds that the accused was tried without being assisted by a lawyer in accordance with the provisions of Article 706-116, its president sh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Issuing and enforcing financial penalties pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 24 February 2005

Article D48-15

Notwithstanding the provisions of the second paragraph of Article D. 48-14, the public prosecutor may not resume enforcement of the pecuniary penalty if the non-recognition of the penalty is based on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-17-1

When the public prosecutor is in favour of granting a sentence adjustment measure requested by the sentenced person, he or she may address written submissions to the sentence enforcement judge asking…

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