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Showing 981990 of 61869 articles for Art. R. 512-39-1 et s.

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

Article R5215-15

…decisions relating to the operations transferred, the urban community is substituted for the communes. It notifies the interested parties of this substitution, in accordance with the rules applicable…

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

Article R5215-16

…is continued for the benefit of the latter, which is substituted for the commune in all related acts. The procedure is considered to be initiated, within the meaning of the preceding paragraph, on th…

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

Article R5215-17

Works assigned to the public domain, which are completed by the communes after the date of transfer of powers, are, from the date of final acceptance of the works, transferred to the urban community u…

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

Article R5215-14

…iew to carrying out this operation, they may be reimbursed by the urban community under conditions set by amicable agreement.

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

Article R5215-10

In urgent cases and at the request of the chairman of the community council, the prefect may authorise the urban community to begin carrying out certain operations for which it is responsible pursuant…

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

Article R5215-12

…rogress on the date of the transfer of powers is continued: 1° For the operations listed in article R. 5215-4, under the direction, responsibility and at the expense of the communes; 2° For the operat…

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

Article R5215-13

…inancing of transferred operations, the urban community is automatically substituted for the communes. Where revenue relating to the operations transferred has been received by the municipalities befo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Interdepartmental institution (R)

Article R5421-13

…impossible to operate. Dissolution is pronounced by decree issued after the assent of the Conseil d'Etat. This decree sets out the conditions for dissolution.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Interdepartmental institution (R)

Article R5421-1

The deliberations by which departmental councils create an interdepartmental institution set out: 1° The purpose, headquarters and duration of the public establishment; 2° The rules for distributing t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Interdepartmental institution (R)

Article R5421-11

The departmental councils of the associated departments may, by concurring deliberations, admit a new department to the interdepartmental institution they have created.

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