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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Responsibilities.

Article R2521-1

The communes of the départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne are subject to the rules applicable to communes subject to the provisions of this chapter and other provisions sp…

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

Article R2563-1

The provisions of articles R. 2331-1, R. 2331-4 and R. 2334-4 to R. 2334-9 are not applicable to the communes of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion, unless otherwise stated..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-15

If, on expiry of a period of two years from notification of the grant, the operation for which it was awarded has not begun to be carried out, the Prefect will declare that the decision to award the g…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Communes of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article R2571-1

The amount of the share of the envelope of the development grant for overseas communes mentioned in 2° of II of Article L. 2334-23-1 intended for the communes of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is distribute…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Policing of roads and buildings (R).

Article R2512-11

House numbering is established by the same sequence of numbers for the same street, even when it depends on several boroughs, and by a single number placed on the main door of the house. This number m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Policing of roads and buildings (R).

Article R2512-13

The number series consists of even numbers for the right side of the street, and odd numbers for the left side.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R2544-1

The provisions of the titre Ier du livre IV de la présente partie.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Policing of roads and buildings (R).

Article R2512-12

Streets known as "faubourgs", although they form a continuation to a street of the same name, take on a new sequence of numbers.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Paris Fire Brigade (R).

Article R2512-16

The Paris fire brigade carries out its mission in the commune of Paris. It is, for this purpose, at the disposal of the Prefect of Police.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Paris Fire Brigade (R).

Article D2512-17

The payment of the State contribution provided for in article L. 2512-19 for the financing of the expenses of the Paris fire brigade intervenes under the conditions set out below: As regards operating…

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