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Showing 34113420 of 37768 articles for Art. Loi 89-462 du 6-7-1989

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Territorial jurisdiction of the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-69

The departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service is the territorial fire and rescue service that carries out its missions on the territory of the Rhône department and that of the Lyon metropolita…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-7

…It is accompanied by:1° An explanatory note specifying the purpose of the operation, its estimated duration, its overall projected cost and the amount of the grant requested;2° The deliberation of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-4

…e tried in the requesting State by a court that does not provide the fundamental guarantees of procedure and protection of the rights of the defence; 8° When the crime or misdemeanour constitutes a mi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63

…ation is notified to the person under the conditions provided for in the same article 63-1. II.-The duration of police custody may not exceed twenty-four hours. However, police custody may be extended…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article D917-7

In the first paragraph of Article D. 711-67-1, the words: "de l'industrie, du commerce et des services" are replaced by the words: "de l'agriculture, du commerce, de l'industrie, des services et de l'…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION OF THE SECOND AND THIRD SUBPARAGRAMS OF ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION TO THE TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article LO7311-7

If the law or Conseil d'Etat decree mentioned in the first two paragraphs of article LO 7311-6 so provide, where the authorisation has been granted until the Assembly is renewed, it may be extended au…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-7

The decisions of the Board of Directors are enforceable as follows: 1° Decisions relating to the matters listed in 2°, 5°, 7° to 11° and 14° to 17° of article L. 6431-6 are enforceable by operation of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-18

In the event of non-compliance with the obligations incumbent on a convicted offender subject to a semi-liberty measure, external placement or home detention under electronic surveillance, the sentenc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article D2343-7

The accounting officer of the commune is solely responsible for:1° Taking all necessary steps to collect revenues, legacies and donations and other resources allocated to the service of the commune;2°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-8

Decisions modifying or refusing to modify the measures mentioned in the first and fourth paragraphs of article 712-6 or the obligations resulting from these measures or from measures ordered by the se…

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