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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting.

Article L2512-17

The Prefect of Police is responsible for fire rescue and defence.He retains the powers he exercises by virtue of the special law on the subject.As such, the Paris Fire Brigade is the territorially com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article L2564-10

For the application in Mayotte of article L. 2213-10, a paragraph is added as follows: "The mayor may prescribe special arrangements for plots that belong to a public person other than the municipalit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Municipal police

Article L2573-18

I. - The provisions of Chapter II of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand col…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Advances and loans

Article L2573-56

The chapitre VII of Title III of Book III of Part Two shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Liability

Article L2573-23

The articles L. 2216-1 et L. 2216-2 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L2573-38

I. - The articles L. 2311-1 to L. 2311-7 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.Article L. 2311-1-1 is applicable to the communes of French Po…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Electorate

Article R2122-8

The vote is open to the employees mentioned in article L. 2122-10-2, registered on the electoral list provided for in article L. 2122-10-4, with the exception of those in the branches mentioned in art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Electorate

Article R2122-9

Voters are entered on the electoral roll of the region in which the company or establishment in which they carry out their main activity is located. The employee's main activity is that for which he o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Electorate

Article R2122-10

Employees affiliated to a supplementary pension institution belonging to the Association générale des institutions de retraite des cadres (General Association of Supplementary Pension Institutions for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Electorate

Article R2122-11

The elector is registered for the branch to which he belongs in accordance with the data given on the social declaration mentioned in article L. 2122-10-3 of the company or establishment mentioned in…

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