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Showing 19011910 of 61016 articles for Art. decision 2023-1049 QPC of 26 May 2023

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article L1112-23

A local authority or a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation may set up a youth council to issue an opinion on decisions relating to youth policy in particular. This body may formulate p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article L1112-18

If the deliberation emanates from the deliberative assembly of a territorial community other than the commune, the State representative in this community notifies it within fifteen days to the mayors…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article L1112-21

The provisions of the first eleven paragraphs of Article LO 1112-6 are applicable to the consultation of voters. During the period of one year from the holding of a local referendum or a consultation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article L1112-20

…or no whether they approve the draft deliberation or act presented to them. After taking cognisance of the result of the consultation, the competent authority of the local authority shall adopt its de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article L1112-17

The deliberative assembly of the local authority decides on the principle and procedures for organising the consultation. Its deliberation expressly states that this consultation is only a request for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article L1112-19

Expenses relating to the organisation of the consultation of electors constitute a compulsory expense of the territorial authority that decided on it. Expenses resulting from electoral assemblies held…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article R1112-18

The consultation of voters is organised under the conditions provided for by the articles R. 1112-1 to R. 1112-17 applicable to local referendums, subject to the replacement of the last two paragraphs…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other effects

Article L722-12

In the event of a direct debit notice being rejected after notification of the admissibility decision, the credit institution, electronic money institution or payment institution that holds the deposi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other effects

Article L722-13

As from the decision that the claim is admissible, the thirty-day period referred to in second paragraph of Article L. 113-3 of the French Insurance Code, where applicable, is extended to one hundred…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other effects

Article L722-14

Debts appearing in the debtor's statement of indebtedness drawn up by the commission may not produce interest or generate late payment penalties from the date of admissibility and until the implementa…

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