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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-2

…r inter-municipal cooperation, the Board of Directors deliberates on: a) The distribution of seats between, on the one hand, the département and, on the other hand, the communes and public establishme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-7

…ervice's board of directors, who draws up the list of voters and the date of the electoral operations.These elections take place by post. The costs of organising the elections are borne by the departm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-3

…for in Article L. 2121-7, the Board of Directors has not taken the decision provided for in article R. 1424-2, the prefect shall decide on the distribution of seats and the weighting of votes..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-6

The department's full and alternate representatives are elected in accordance with the procedures laid down by the departmental council pursuant to Article L. 1424-24-2.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition (R).

Article R2511-2

In Paris arrondissement councils, Paris councillors take precedence over arrondissement councillors. In the arrondissement councils of Marseille and Lyon, the municipal councillors rank before the arr…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-15

…unt, and the report noting the existence of any surpluses; 5° The allocation of the surplus of the net accounting result after deduction, where applicable, of the dividend set by the Minister for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, transformation and abolition of public health establishments.

Article R6141-12

…the institution. In particular, it lays down the conditions for the devolution or realisation of assets and liabilities and, where appropriate, the destination of any surplus assets. It shall designat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conciliation procedure

Article R1110-12

The committee will meet at a venue agreed between the local health insurance body and the local professional association. Failing this, it is hosted by the authority that received the complaint. At th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Termination of the duties of an employed commercial court clerk in the event of termination of the employment contract

Article R743-139-20-1

The age limit provided for in article L. 741-1 applies to salaried commercial court clerks.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-90-1

…he declarant's professional qualification, certified in accordance with 1°, 2°, 3° or 4° of article R. 212-90, is considered to be substantially different from the professional qualification required…

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