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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of operations (R).

Article R2213-47

Where, in exceptional circumstances, certain provisions of this sub-section encounter difficulties in application, the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for Health shall provide for them by m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transport of the body before committal (R).

Article R2213-10

When the body is transported before committal outside the commune of the place of death or deposit, a copy of the declaration of transport is immediately sent, by any means, to the mayor of the commun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-2

In all places, the operator participating in the external funeral service mentioned in article L. 2223-23 shall, without delay, provide the body of the person whose death has been ascertained with a n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Board of Directors (R)

Article R2221-66

When the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2221-13 the committee of the syndicat de communes is enlarged to include outside persons to exercise the powers of the operating board, with t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Budget (R)

Article R2221-47

…in the operating section duly committed, not mandated and for which there has been service done by 31 calendar December, shall be notified by the Director to the Accounting Officer and attached to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Budget (R)

Article R2221-46

Expenditure on the investment section includes in particular: 1° Repayment of the principal of loans and similar debts; 2° Acquisition of intangible, tangible and financial fixed assets; 3° Charges to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2221-37

Materials accounting, the purpose of which is to describe existing stock and movements concerning inventories and movable property, is kept under the responsibility of the director of the régie.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of management (R)

Article R2221-26

In the cases provided for in l'article L. 2221-7, the director of a public service company responsible for the operation of an industrial and commercial public service or the chairman of the board of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-6

Representatives of the municipality must hold the majority of seats on the board of directors or the operating board.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-4

…ard of directors and the operating board, the articles of association shall in particular lay down: 1° Their number, which may not be less than three; 2° The categories of persons from which those of…

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