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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 R1617-5-1

…by the authorising officer with the approval of the accounting officer. The interim administrator's duties may not exceed a period of six months, renewable once. At the end of this period, it is the r…

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

Article R1617-5-2

…administrator for a period not exceeding two months, he may receive an allowance for handling funds during the actual period in which he performs the administrator's duties under the conditions laid d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Control of legality of public contracts

Article D2131-5-1

…ing authorities other than central public authorities in accordance with one of the formalised procedures within the meaning of Article L. 2124-1 of the Public Order Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Reimbursement of childcare or assistance expenses and assistance with the financing of service vouchers

Article D2123-22-5

…inancial assistance provided by article L. 2123-18-4, the elected representatives concerned must produce any document justifying the use of a universal employment-service voucher in compliance with th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article R2123-11-5

…00 euros. If the amount of the allowance is less than 100 euros, payment is made in two instalments during the first six months, and from the seventh month, also in two instalments.

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

Article R2223-23-5

The national funeral regulations provided for in Article L. 2223-20 is made up of the provisions of articles R. 2223-24 to R. 2223-33, R. 2223-40 to R. 2223-55-1, R. 2223-67 to R. 2223-72, R. 2223-75…

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

Article D2224-5-1

…d completed each year, mentioning the work carried out on the networks as well as the data acquired during the year, in particular in application of

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

Article R2224-19-5

The non-collective sanitation fee includes a share intended to cover the costs of checking the design, siting and proper execution and operation of the installations and, where applicable, a share int…

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

Article R2224-22-5

When it appears that the protection of the public drinking water distribution network against any risk of pollution is not guaranteed by the structure or internal installations inspected, the inspecti…

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