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Showing 691700 of 32219 articles for Art. Décret 87-713 du 26-8-1987

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6221-26

…f the calendar year preceding the year of the renewal of the territorial council. The rules of procedure shall lay down the rules for submitting and examining the request for the establishment of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6321-26

…ry of the calendar year preceding the year of renewal of the territorial council. The rules of procedure shall lay down the rules for submitting and examining the request for the establishment of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6431-26

The Territorial Council appoints its members or delegates to sit on outside bodies in the cases and under the conditions provided for by the provisions governing these bodies. The fixing by the aforem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7122-26

The operation of the groups of elected representatives may be the subject of deliberations without the decisions relating to the compensation system for elected representatives being modified on this…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-26

The functioning of the elected groups may be the subject of deliberations without the decisions relating to the compensation system for elected representatives being modified on this occasion.The elec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article L7227-26

The time of absence provided for in articles L. 7227-1 et L. 7227-2 is treated as actual working time for the purposes of determining entitlement to social benefits.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article R1213-26

The National Council for the Assessment of Standards draws up its own rules of procedure, which may specify the procedures for examining cases.The rules of procedure are approved by the Minister respo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1221-26

…man from among the members sitting under 1° of Article R. 1221-23; 2° Draw up its own rules of procedure.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-26

…ata relating to the facts, the subject of the investigation, the places, dates of the offence and modus operandi, as well as data and images relating to objects, including those that indirectly enable…

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

Article R50-26

When, subsequent to the award of a provision or compensation by a commission, criminal proceedings are instituted against the alleged offender, the public prosecutor of the criminal court hearing the…

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