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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L1618-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to local authorities and their public establishments, subject to the specific provisions applicable to public health establishments, public social and medico-socia…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1851-1

The articles L. 1412-1 and L. 1412-2 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia and their public establishments with the exception of the words: ", where applicable, after obtaining the opinio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-2

…enting, protecting against and fighting fires. They contribute, along with the other services and professionals concerned, to protecting against and fighting other accidents, disasters and catastrophe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-3

The fire and rescue services are placed for employment under the authority of the mayor or the high commissioner, acting within the framework of their respective police powers. To carry out the preven…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-5

Subject to the provisions of articles L. 3112-1 and L. 3112-2 concerning the boundaries of the départements, decisions relating to the modification of the territorial boundaries of the communes and th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-6

Any proposed change to the territorial boundaries of the communes is submitted to the departmental council for its opinion, which is given within six weeks of the referral. On expiry of this period, i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: General conditions

Article L1618-2

…e from the obligation to deposit with the State funds that come from:1° Donations;2° The alienation of an element of their assets;3° Loans, the use of which is deferred for reasons beyond the control…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: NATIONAL BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND THEIR GROUPINGS

Article L1831-2

I. - The provisions of the single chapter of Title II of Book II of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-8

Professional or volunteer firefighters who are officers and, when they are chosen from among professional or volunteer firefighters who are not officers, fire and rescue centre chiefs and communal or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-6

I. - In the absence of agreement by the municipal councils on the name of the new commune through concordant deliberations taken pursuant to Article L. 2113-2, the State representative in the départem…

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