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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article R2531-27

The election of representatives of groups of municipalities and mayors takes place by ballot paper sent by registered post to the prefecture of the Ile-de-France region, prefecture of Paris. The ballo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article R2531-31

The committee draws up its own rules of procedure. These are approved by the minister responsible for local authorities.The minister responsible for cities and the minister for the interior or their r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article R2531-23

If they are unable to attend, the members of the committee referred to in Article L. 2531-12 may be represented. The presidents of the regional council and the departmental councils are replaced by a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article R2531-26

In the event of the death or resignation of an elected full member or the loss of the capacity in respect of which he was elected, he is replaced by his alternate. If, for reasons of the same nature,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article R2531-29

The committee elects its chairman from among its members by secret ballot by an absolute majority. If, after two ballots, no member of the committee has obtained an absolute majority, a third ballot i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R4432-14

The provisions of articles R. 4135-1, R. 4135-3 and D. 4135-20 to D. 4135-23 apply to the chairmen and members of advisory councils.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article R6153-54

The hospital medical students mentioned in article R. 6153-46 may not be assigned to the same training unit more than twice. The total duration of the assignment is set by order of the ministers respo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Popular savings passbook account.

Article R221-55

Any breach of the rules set out in Articles L. 221-13 to L. 221-17, Articles R. 221-33 to R. 221-35, R. 221-37 to R. 221-39, R. 221-42, R. 221-45, D. 221-46, R. 221-47 and R. 221-54 committed by the h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article R6153-59

The university hospital centres to which they are attached, which are responsible for the remuneration of all the medical students mentioned in article R. 6153-46, pay them a salary throughout their t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article R742-47

Failing an agreement on the distribution recorded under the conditions set out in the provisions of article R. 742-46, the liquidator shall send the protection litigation judge the draft distribution,…

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