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Showing 941950 of 61869 articles for Art. R. 512-39-1 et s.

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-39

…r Member State with the agreement of the State which had transmitted them and under the conditions set by it. Where the information held by these same services or units had been transmitted to France…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to commercial matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 39

The President of the Commercial Chamber shall rule in summary proceedings and on applications in accordance with Articles 872, 873 and 875 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocation of the second part of the grant provided for in Article L. 2511-39 (R).

Article R2113-19

The provisions of Article R. 2511-22 are applicable to the associated communes mentioned in article L. 2113-17 as it stood prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivité…

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

Article R5211-13-1

The competent State authority referred to in Article L. 5211-37 is the Departmental Director of Public Finance.

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

Article R1221-1

The National Council for the Training of Local Elected Representatives is made up of twenty members.The members are appointed by order of the minister responsible for local authorities, according to t…

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

Article R1424-14

Each member of the board of directors or the administrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue services is elected for six years, except when he ceases to hold the elective office or mand…

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

Article R1424-15

…he list, a by-election is held for the remainder of the term of office, where this exceeds six months.

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

Article R1424-11

…r-municipal cooperation has, within the electoral college to which he belongs, the number of votes set by the deliberation and decree provided for in article R. 1424-2.Five sets of ballot papers are d…

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

Article R1424-13

Voting in the elections provided for in articles R. 1424-11 et R. 1424-12 are surveyed by a commission comprising: a) The prefect, chairman, or his representative; b) The chairman of the board of dire…

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

Article R1424-12

…largest remainder within the five separate electoral colleges mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of article R. 1424-18. It is held on the same date as the elections to the Board of Directors provided for in a…

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