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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Events and meetings subject to declaration

Article A331-18

The following are exempt from the formality stipulated in 6° of article A. 331-17: 1° Organisers who are members of the relevant delegated sports federation, provided that the event is included in the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Events and meetings subject to declaration

Article A331-17

…rganising the event, in particular its specific regulations complying with the technical and safety rules mentioned in article R. 331-19 ; 4° The maximum number of people expected to attend the event;…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Events and meetings subject to declaration

Article A331-19

The administrative authority issues a declaration receipt to the organiser when the application is complete. This receipt is also sent by the prefect to the local police authorities concerned by the e…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Events and meetings subject to declaration

Article A331-16

…rticular its specific regulations complying with the provisions set out in the technical and safety rules of the delegating federation; 4° A detailed map including the routes taken and a list of these…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-1

The transfer of a competence automatically entails the transfer to the beneficiary local authority of the movable and immovable assets used, on the date of this transfer, for the exercise of this comp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-2

Where the previously competent local authority was the owner of the assets made available, these assets are handed over free of charge. The local authority receiving the assets assumes all the obligat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-6

When the property concerned by article L. 1321-1 are the property of the local authority that already exercised jurisdiction and this is confirmed by the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la ré…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-9

As an exception to article L. 1321-2, when a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or a mixed syndicate has jurisdiction over public lighting, the member municipalities may retain the p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-3

In the event of total or partial abandonment of the assets made available pursuant to articles L. 1321-1 and L. 1321-2, the owning local authority recovers all its rights and obligations over the disu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-5

When the previously competent local authority was the lessee of the assets made available, the local authority benefiting from the transfer of competencies succeeds to all of its rights and obligation…

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