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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-27

Those to whom the offices or functions of public weigher or measurer are entrusted are obliged to keep the markets, halls and ports equipped with the instruments necessary for the exercise of their fu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Loan guarantees

Article L2252-2

I.-The provisions of the second, third and fourth paragraphs of article L. 2252-1 are not applicable to loan guarantees or sureties granted by a municipality :1° For housing construction, acquisition…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-1-1

…nitation utilities are authorised to implement social measures designed to make effective the right of access to drinking water and sanitation under conditions that are economically acceptable to all,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-25

In localities where it is not necessary to establish public weights, the duties of weigher, measurer and gauge may be entrusted by the representative of the State in the department to citizens of reco…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-35

…head line support shall, if this overhead line is replaced by an underground line at the initiative of the aforementioned local authority or institution, to replace its entire overhead line using the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External fire protection

Article L2225-2

…r points required to supply water to the fire and rescue services. They may also intervene upstream of these water points to guarantee their supply.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2253-4

Securities allocated to guarantee the management of the board of directors are inalienable.The disposal of the other securities mentioned in article L. 2253-2 may only take place by virtue of a delibe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Maintaining public services

Article L2255-1

When the closure or relocation of a government department, with the exception of central government departments and departments with national jurisdiction, a local authority, a public establishment fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-5

…tribution network. It also lays down the conditions under which water consumption recorded by means of this device is taken into account when calculating the sanitation charge payable by users.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-23

Communes may set up public weighing, measuring and gauging offices where anyone may have their goods weighed and gauged on payment of a fee. Recourse to these offices is compulsory only in the event o…

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