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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-23

Every month, the mayor, the president of the departmental council, the president of the regional council or the president of the deliberative body of the grouping of local authorities sends the prefec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-27

The Prefect shall communicate to the representatives of the local authorities and their groupings, within one month of their publication, the statistics drawn up at departmental, regional and national…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-27

The members of the board of directors of the régies responsible for managing a market of national interest are appointed half by the local authority or authorities concerned, half by the prefect.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 9: Organisation of training leading to qualifications in physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article A212-175-12

For training courses corresponding to one or more specific environments, the authorisation provided for in articles R. 212-32, R. 212-48, R. 212-64 and R. 212-69-2 cannot be issued to establishments t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions relating to local authority accountants

Article R1617-24

The authorising officer shall authorise the enforcement of revenue orders in accordance with the terms and conditions that he shall lay down after obtaining the opinion of the accounting officer. This…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article R2563-2

La majoration de la dotation forfaitaire des communes des départements d'outre-mer prévue à l'article L. 2563-2 is distributed among these communes in proportion to the population of each commune.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-12-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 142-5, house arrest enforced under mobile electronic surveillance may be ordered when the person is under investigation for violence or threats, punishable by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3121-2-2

By way of derogation from 8° of Article L. 4211-1, in vitro diagnostic medical devices and their accessories intended to perform self-diagnostics, as defined in point 5 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU)…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-28

This paragraph sets out the conditions under which the department, pursuant to l'article L. 1614-7, is required to continue compiling statistics relating to the exercise of the powers transferred to i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-29

The president of the departmental council shall forward to the prefect within two months a copy of each decision to authorise the creation, transformation or extension of a social establishment or ser…

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