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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Departmental Commission for Intercommunal Cooperation

Article R5211-40

Meetings of the departmental commission for intermunicipal cooperation are public. However, at the request of five members, each formation of the commission may decide, by an absolute majority of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Departmental Commission for Intercommunal Cooperation

Article R5211-36

The Prefect convenes the Departmental Commission for Intercommunal Cooperation. The notice is sent to the members of the relevant panel in writing and at their home addresses at least five days before…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Departmental Commission for Intercommunal Cooperation

Article R5211-37

The Commission départementale de la coopération intercommunale may only validly deliberate if the number of members present is at least equal to half of the serving members of the panel. If this numbe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-43

The four-month period provided for in V of article L. 752-17 short as from notification of the referral decision to the claimant.Articles R. 752-35 to R. 752-39 apply to the procedure provided for in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of legislation on financial relations with foreign countries

Article L165-1

…icles L. 151-2 and L. 151-3 are punished in accordance with Article 459 of the Customs Code. The provisions of article 451 of the Customs Code shall also apply.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to the location of cinemas

Article L425-1

The representative of the State in the département may, within one month of receiving the report referred to in article L. 414-4, give formal notice to the operator of the cinema concerned to reduce t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L2725-1

The following provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L3425-1

The following provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands to concession contracts entered into by the State or its public establishments, as well as by other public and private law bodi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POLICE

Article L2215-10

Without prejudice to

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POLICE

Article L2215-1

Municipal policing is carried out by the mayor, however: 1° The representative of the State in the département may take, for all or several of the communes in the département, and in all cases where t…

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