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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R2123-3

In order to benefit from the time credit provided for in article L. 2123-2, an elected member of a municipal council shall inform his employer in writing at least three days before his absence, specif…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Litigation by the municipality

Article R2132-3

An appeal to the Conseil d'Etat shall, on pain of forfeiture, be lodged within one month of either the expiry of the period allowed to the administrative court to rule or the notification of the refus…

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

Article R2213-31

…y burial in the cemetery of a commune is authorised by the mayor of the commune of the place of burial. This authorisation may be sent by dematerialised means.Any cemetery assigned in whole or in part…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-38

The rates of the fees payable by users of the public service authority are set by the Board of Directors. The rates are set in such a way as to ensure the financial equilibrium of the public service a…

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

Article R2213-32

…t where the property is located upon certification that the formalities prescribed by Article R. 2213-17 and by articles 78 et seq of the Civil Code have been completed and after the opinion of an app…

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

Article R2213-38

At the end of the period mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 2223-18-1, if the urn is not claimed and after formal notice by registered letter from the person who provided for the funeral…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-39

Allocations to depreciation and provisions are calculated in accordance with the provisions and customary periods applicable to commercial enterprises in the same sector of activity. Depreciation rela…

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

Article R2213-39

The placement in a grave, the sealing on a funerary monument, the deposit in a columbarium cell of an urn and the scattering of ashes, in a cemetery or cinerary site subject to concessions, are subjec…

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

Article R2213-35

Cremation takes place:- where death occurred in France, not less than twenty-four hours and not more than six days after death;- where death occurred in the overseas collectivities, New Caledonia or a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POLICE

Article R2214-3

The state police regime may be abolished in the same way as provided for in article R. 2214-2 for its establishment when the conditions set out in this article are not met.

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