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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article R2513-12

…e battalion commander in his capacity as director of the city of Marseille's fire and rescue services.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article R2513-14

…ence formations, instruction relating to the prevention and fighting of fires and perils of all kinds. As such, it is approved as a training organisation by decrees of the Minister of the Interior and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Resignation and dissolution

Article R3121-1

…in a period of one month, on pain of forfeiture. Failing to reach a decision within the time limit set in the previous paragraph, the administrative court is relinquished of jurisdiction. The chief cl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Dotation départementale d'équipement des collèges (Departmental grant for secondary school facilities)

Article R3334-16

…tion départementale d'équipement des collèges" created by article L. 3334-16 is included in the budget of the Ministry of the Interior.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Dotation départementale d'équipement des collèges (Departmental grant for secondary school facilities)

Article R3334-19

The allocations made to the départements are established in terms of programme authorisations. The amount of these authorisations is notified to each department by the regional prefect. The payment cr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article R3312-1

The departmental council chooses to vote the department's budget by nature or by function.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article R3312-11

If the administrative account has not been adopted by the date of the vote on the budget for the following financial year, when the result of the operating section, the financing requirement or, where…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R3221-1

Any expenditure payable by the department or chargeable to its budget may only be incurred by the president of the departmental council. Contracts, where applicable, are entered into by the president…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article R4132-1

…n in consideration of local specificities and with a view to the quality of service provided to users.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Town centre

Article R4122-1

The decree provided for in Article L. 4122-2 is issued on the report of the Minister for the Interior.

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