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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Responsibilities

Article L2121-29

The municipal council settles the affairs of the commune by its deliberations. It gives its opinion whenever this opinion is required by the laws and regulations, or when it is requested by the repres…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Responsibilities

Article L2121-34

The decisions of municipal social action centres relating to loans are taken with the approval of the municipal council.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Responsibilities

Article L2121-30

I.-The town council decides on the creation and location of public elementary and nursery schools and classes after consultation with the representative of the State in the department.II.-The town cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Responsibilities

Article L2121-31

The town council approves the administrative accounts presented to it annually by the mayor. It hears, discusses and approves the management accounts of the tax collectors unless they are finally sett…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Responsibilities

Article L2121-32

Each year, the town council draws up the list of taxpayers likely to be appointed as members of the local direct tax commission, in accordance with article 1650 of the General Tax Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Responsibilities

Article L2121-30-1

For the application of article 75 of the Civil Code, the mayor may, unless the public prosecutor objects, allocate any communal building, other than that of the community centre, located within the co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Work release, semi-liberty, temporary absences and escorted absences

Article 723-4

The sentence enforcement judge may make the granting of work release, semi-liberty or permission to go out to the sentenced person subject to compliance with one or more obligations or prohibitions se…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Work release, semi-liberty, temporary absences and escorted absences

Article 723

The sentenced person admitted to the benefit of work release is required, under the supervision of the administration, to carry out activities outside the prison establishment. The semi-liberty regime…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Work release, semi-liberty, temporary absences and escorted absences

Article 723-2

Where the provisions of article 132-25 of the Penal Code, the sentence enforcement judge shall set the terms and conditions for the execution of the semi-liberty or work release by an order that is no…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Work release, semi-liberty, temporary absences and escorted absences

Article 723-3

Permission to go out authorises a convicted offender to be absent from a prison establishment for a set period of time that counts against the length of the sentence being served. The purpose of this…

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