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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
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-18

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfers of goods

Article L1424-18

At its request, the commune or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or the department may be given responsibility by the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service for a major…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1311-18

Territorial authorities or their groupings may make premises available to trade union organisations, where the latter so request.The mayor, the president of the departmental council, the president of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-18

When the sums due in respect of default interest and the fixed indemnity for recovery costs mentioned in Articles L. 2192-8 and L. 3133-8 of the Public Procurement Code are not mandated within thirty…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: French nationals by descent

Article 18-1

However, if only one of the parents is French, a child who was not born in France has the option of renouncing French nationality in the six months preceding his majority and in the twelve months foll…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-18

The probationary period referred to in article 21-17 is reduced to two years: 1° For foreign nationals who have successfully completed two years of higher education with a view to acquiring a diploma…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-18

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years and whose articles of association propose to defend or assist victims of accidents at work or occupational diseases may exercise t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 180-2

When the investigating judge is seised of qualified acts constituting one of the offences mentioned in I of Article 41-1-2, it may, at the request or with the agreement of the Public Prosecutor, issue…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-1

The parties may also appeal the orders provided for by the ninth paragraph of Article 81, by Articles 82-1 and 82-3, and by the second paragraph of Article 156. In this case, the information file, or…

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