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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Personnel management

Article L1424-9-1

…provisions applicable to them. By way of derogation from article 40 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the territorial civil service, when they are required to oc…

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

Article L1614-5-1

…Budget recording either increases or decreases in charges pursuant to the provisions of article L. 1614-3, or losses of tax revenue pursuant to the provisions of article L. 1614-5, shall take place w…

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

Article L1614-3-1

The commission mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 1614-3 notes the changes in costs resulting from the creation or extension of competences or from legislative modifications to the conditi…

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

Article L2113-8-1

…council following the creation of the new commune, where each of the former communes had fewer than 1,000 inhabitants, the deputies are elected under the conditions set out in Article L. 2122-7.

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

Article L2113-5-1

I. - Unless otherwise stipulated, the new commune or, through concordant deliberations of principle taken in the year preceding that of its creation, the communes and, where applicable, the public est…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article 370-1-2

In the event of the death of one of the two adopters, a new adoption may be granted at the request of the new spouse, partner linked by a civil solidarity pact or cohabiting partner of the survivor of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-3

…222-33 of the Penal Code, when committed with the aggravating circumstance provided for in article 132-76 of the same code, in 4° of article 222-33-2-2 of the said code, when committed with the aggra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-2

…equest or consent to benefit from the mobile electronic anti-seizure device provided for in Article 138-3 of this Code, the article 132-45-1 of the Criminal Code or article 515-11-1 of the Civil Code,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-3-1

The accused must appear before the assize court ruling on the appeal of the public prosecution within one year from either the appeal, if the accused is detained, or the date on which the accused was…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-2-1

Even if it has not lodged an appeal, the civil party is notified by any means of the date on which the case is due to be heard.

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