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

Article L2311-1-2

In municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants, prior to the debates on the draft budget, the mayor presents a report on the situation with regard to equality between women and men concerning the…

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

Article L2241-4

The communes are, on the proposal of the sellers, authorised to acquire, in return for the payment of a life annuity, the properties they need for property restoration, development or equipment operat…

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

Article L2225-1

…ied for this purpose. It is placed under the authority of the mayor in accordance with article L. 2213-32.

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

Article L2224-21

When it is found that a fair or market, even a simple supply market, constitutes a serious disturbance to general traffic because it is held on a site that is wholly or partly within the rights-of-way…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-17

The general obligation of maintenance to which the owners and lessees of the public domain are subject includes that of ensuring or having ensured the management of waste found there.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-14

The local authorities referred to in article L. 2224-13 ensure the collection and treatment of other waste defined by decree, which they can, in view of their characteristics and the quantities produc…

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

Article L2224-12-3

…l be reimbursed within a maximum period set at three years from the promulgation of the loi n° 2006-1772 du 30 décembre 2006 sur l'eau et les milieux aquatiques.

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

Article L2224-12-2-1

No charges related to payment rejection may be levied by drinking water and wastewater services on natural persons not acting for business purposes who have obtained, for the bill that generated payme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-25-1

…on or execution of one of the funeral services provided for by 2°, 3°, 6° and 8° of article L. 2223-19 must hold a national diploma, without prejudice to the provisions of l'article L. 2223-45.A decre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions

Article L2223-17

When, after a period of thirty years, a plot has ceased to be maintained, the mayor may declare this state of abandonment by means of a report brought to the attention of the public and the families.I…

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