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Showing 581590 of 6833 articles for Art. L 313-7 · CGCT Art. L 2122-22

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Libraries

Article L1421-5

The rules relating to departmental libraries are laid down by the provisions of Titles I and III of Book III of the Heritage Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions relating to fire and rescue services

Article L1424-1

In each department, a public establishment is created, called the "departmental fire and rescue service", which includes a departmental fire brigade, composed under the conditions provided for in arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-8

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 2216-2, the transfer of management competencies provided for by this chapter to the benefit of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Property

Article L1424-12

The departmental or territorial fire and rescue service builds, acquires or rents the assets necessary for its operation.An equipment plan is drawn up by the board of directors based on the risk cover…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Staff transfers

Article L1424-15

When a commune or a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation has requested, by decision of its deliberative body, the attachment of a communal or inter-communal corps to the departmental co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-21

The departmental consultative commission mentioned in article L1424-20 comprises, in addition to the four representatives of the firefighters who sit on the board of directors of the fire and rescue s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1311-1

In accordance with the provisions of article L. 3111-1 du code général de la propriété des personnes publiques, properties belonging to the public domain of local authorities, their public establishme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Consultation with the State

Article L1311-12

…authority is deemed to have been given at the end of a period of one month from the date of referral to that authority.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-1

Territorial authorities, their groupings or their public establishments may entrust the management of a public service for which they are responsible to one or more economic operators by means of a pu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-18

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