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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER (R).

Article R2151-4

The population figure to be referred to for the application of the provisions of this code relating to the operation of the municipal council and the provisions of articles L. 2121-2, L. 2121-22, L. 2…

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

Article R2123-12

…ty's assumption of responsibility for expenses relating to the exercise of local elected representatives' right to training, under the conditions set out in the articles L. 2123-12 to L. 2123-16 and b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Allocation of housing (R).

Article R2113-15

…11-4 to R. 2511-16 for arrondissement mayors are applicable to deputy mayors of associated communes and delegated communes. Decisions or proposed allocations by the municipal commission concerning hou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article D2123-28

…ffiliated to the institution for the supplementary retirement of non-tenured employees of the State and public authorities (I.R.C.A.N.T.E.C.) are subject to the regulatory provisions governing this in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants (R).

Article R2123-22

The provisions of articles R. 2123-19 to R. 2123-21 are applicable to serving military personnel and contractual employees of the State, local authorities and their public administrative establishment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Disputes (R).

Article D2122-3

The contentious appeal, referred to in article L. 2122-16, lodged against suspension orders and dismissal decrees for mayors and deputy mayors is deemed to be an urgent matter and without costs.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article R2113-25

For the application of articles L. 2334-4, L. 2334-5, L. 2336-2 and L. 5211-29 the first year of creation of the new commune: 1° The communal bases taken into account are the recorded bases of each fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article D2123-27

Elected representatives affiliated to the supplementary pension institution for non-tenured employees of the State and public authorities (I.R.C.A.N.T.E.C.) benefit, on a compulsory basis, from the su…

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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 D2123-22-7

The mayor shall provide the elected official receiving the financial aid, before 1 February of the year following its award, with a certificate stating the total amount of aid received and specifying…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Credit for hours worked

Article R2123-7

…n the hours set out in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3123-6 of the Labour Code (1), and the legal weekly working time defined in Ar…

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