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Showing 23312340 of 11457 articles for Art. Rép. Kamowski: AN 25-12-2018 n° 13638

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Surrender of foreign nationals with long-term resident status - EU

Article R621-12

…ll inform the State referred to in article R. 621-10 that consulted it of its decision, so that it can notify the person concerned of this decision.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single section: Fines for transport companies that fail to comply with entry regulations

Article R821-12

The accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance mentioned in article R. 821-8 shall return all or part of the sum deposited within one month of the date of receipt by his departmen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-12

At the end of the transitional period provided for in C of article L. 2333-16, the maximum rates and the rates applied are increased each year in a proportion equal to the growth rate of the consumer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-12

In the event of the division of communes, the lump-sum allocation of the former commune calculated in application of III of article L. 2334-7 is distributed between each new commune in proportion to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-12

…as not been constituted following two consecutive general renewals of the municipal councils, the transfer to the commune of the property, rights and obligations of the section may be pronounced by or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to the City of Paris

Article L2512-12

The Prefect of Paris and the Prefect of Police are, within the scope of their respective attributions, the representatives of the State on the territory of the City of Paris..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-12

…ment council may submit written questions to the mayor of the municipality or the mayor of Paris on any matter concerning the arrondissement. In the absence of a written reply within forty-five days,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Municipal services

Article L2564-12

For the application to Mayotte of Article L. 2223-21, the reference to the national funeral regulations is replaced by the reference to the funeral regulations applicable to Mayotte.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-12

As of 1 January 1991, the solidarity fund for the communes of the Ile-de-France region contributes to the improvement of living conditions in the urban communes of Ile-de-France that bear particular b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-12

…burial place. Where there is only one cemetery, it is divided by walls, hedges or ditches into as many parts as there are different faiths, with a separate entrance for each, and proportioning this s…

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