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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operational implementation within the department (R)

Article R1424-43

…perations command, exercised under the authority of the prefect or mayor acting within their respective police powers, is provided by a professional or volunteer firefighter, officer, non-commissioned…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Health department

Article R1424-27

A consultative committee of the health subdirectorate is set up, chaired by the chief medical officer. This commission comprises the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, the Chief Pharmacist, the Chief Nurse…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the Board of Directors (R)

Article R1424-16

In application of article L. 1424-29, the board of directors settles, through its deliberations, matters relating to the administration of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service.It se…

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

Article R1424-15

In the event of a vacancy in the seat of a titular representative of the department, communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation, firefighters or territorial civil servants of the f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Archives

Article D1421-2

…plication of the provisions of Article L. 1421-2, the rules relating to the deposit of communal archives are laid down by the provisions of articles R. 212-57 à R. 212-61 du code du patrimoine.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Direct management of public services

Article R1412-1

…ted pursuant to article L. 1412-1 are subject to the provisions of the chapitre 1er du titre II du livre II de la deuxième partie.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the national conference

Article R 1424-59

…de secours is made up of forty-three full members appointed by order of the minister in charge of civil protection as follows: a) One Member of Parliament, nominated by the President of the National…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operational implementation within the department (R)

Article R1424-46

…e fire and rescue services intervene, under the authority of the prefect and according to his directives, with their own resources, in liaison with those implemented by the emergency medical aid servi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-4

Eligible for grants from the investment aid fund are operations concerning equipment and materials recommended by the central administration and of national, zonal or departmental interest, belonging…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Departmental fire brigade (R)

Article R1424-23-2

…s in post in the groups whose maximum number is set by joint order of the minister responsible for civil security, the minister responsible for the budget and the minister responsible for the civil se…

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